Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,718.22
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
68.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
6.4%
of income
In-year balance
+4.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.1%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
7 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,041
Capacity
1,539 (68%)
Free school meals
26.2%
English additional lang.
1.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
Peer percentile + trajectory. DfE range: 5-20% of income.
Peer percentile + agency/supply adjustment. DfE threshold: 80%.
In-year balance + pupil trend + income diversity.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
56.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.4
Mean salary
£46,741
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
37.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
9.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25 · 975 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE review threshold: 78% of income. | In-year balanceⓘIncome minus expenditure for the year, as a percentage of income. Negative means spending exceeded income. | ReservesⓘAccumulated surplus funds carried forward. Expressed as a percentage of annual income. | Reserves % | Per-pupil income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | £5.2m | £5.0m | £3.8m | 72.7% | +£211k | -£394k | -7.6% | £6,603 |
| 2022/23 | £5.6m | £5.3m | £3.8m | 68.1% | +£253k | -£141k | -2.5% | £7,160 |
| 2023/24 | £6.1m | £5.9m | £4.0m | 65.0% | +£280k | £139k | 2.3% | £7,374 |
| 2024/25 | £8.0m | £7.7m | £5.5m | 68.8% | +£374k | £513k | 6.4% | £7,718 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
49% of spend
Support staff
£911k
12% of spend
Premises
£644k
8% of spend
Other costs
£1.5m
19% of spend
| Year | Progress 8ⓘMeasures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average. | Attainment 8ⓘAverage score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46. | Basics 9–4ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs. | Basics 9–5 | EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography. | Disadv. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | —* | 39.5 | 50.7% | 32.0% | 14.7% | — | 225 |
* Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25. This cohort's KS2 SATs (2018/19) were the last before COVID-19 disruptions, and the DfE determined the baseline was not reliable enough for progress measures. Learn more
| Year | FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally. | Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes. | Mean salary | Turnover | Vacancy rate | Sickness (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 46.1 | 16.6 | £41,775 | 11.5% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2021/22 | 47.3 | 16.6 | £41,317 | 5.7% | 0.0% | 10.2 |
| 2022/23 | 47.1 | 16.5 | £42,225 | 5.1% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2023/24 | 47.8 | 17.4 | £45,563 | 23.2% | 0.0% | 8.5 |
| 2024/25 | 56.5 | 18.4 | £46,741 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
13.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
37.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
9.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.4% | 4.4% | +2.0pp | 21.3% | 5.0% | 1.3% | 474 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 16.0% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 787 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 12.4% | 4.1% | 1.3% | 806 |
| 2016/17 | 7.0% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 21.3% | 5.2% | 1.8% | 760 |
| 2017/18 | 7.7% | 4.8% | +3.0pp | 22.0% | 5.8% | 2.0% | 673 |
| 2018/19 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 16.5% | 4.4% | 2.2% | 607 |
| 2020/21 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.5% | 4.1% | 1.8% | 626 |
| 2021/22 | 11.0% | 7.1% | +3.9pp | 39.3% | 7.7% | 3.3% | 639 |
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% | +3.6pp | 32.8% | 7.3% | 3.1% | 659 |
| 2023/24 | 13.4% | 6.6% | +6.9pp | 44.3% | 8.8% | 4.7% | 763 |
| 2024/25 | 13.1% | 6.2% | +6.9pp | 37.0% | 9.3% | 3.8% | 975 |
7 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 2017 | — | Good |