Flags
9
3 high
Per-pupil income
£8,554.95
+£8952024/25
Staff costs % of income
73.6%
−0.5ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
−0.0ppof income
In-year balance
+8.6%
+0.1ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.4%.
Elevated: turnover 22.1%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.4%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.8%.
Elevated: turnover 23.1%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement1 October 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
884
Capacity
900 (98%)
Free school meals
44.8%
English additional lang.
3.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
50.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£47,862
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.8%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
1.8%
Unauthorised absence
9.0%
2024/25 · 970 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 | £5.8m | £5.6m | £4.5m | 77.7% | +£167k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,585 |
| 2022/23 | £6.4m | £5.5m | £4.3m | 67.7% | +£896k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,086 |
| 2023/24 | £7.1m | £6.5m | £5.3m | 74.1% | +£602k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,660 |
| 2024/25 | £7.9m | £7.2m | £5.8m | 73.6% | +£673k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,555 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
57% of spend
Support staff
£948k
13% of spend
Premises
£329k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.1m
15% 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 | —* | 37.3 | 51.2% | 30.0% | 24.7% | — | 170 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 15.2 | £41,315 | 54.1% | 1.7% | 11.3 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 16.3 | £43,307 | 23.1% | 1.8% | 7.4 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 16.2 | £40,784 | 22.1% | 1.7% | 6.1 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 15.8 | £43,809 | 22.8% | 3.4% | 6.0 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 50.8 | 17.4 | £47,862 | —% | 3.8% | — | 1.8 | 2 |
Overall absence
10.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
9.0%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.4% | 4.4% | +2.0pp | 16.8% | 3.7% | 2.7% | 883 |
| 2014/15 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 18.9% | 4.1% | 2.7% | 820 |
| 2015/16 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 16.1% | 3.7% | 2.7% | 859 |
| 2016/17 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 20.2% | 4.0% | 3.1% | 909 |
| 2017/18 | 6.9% | 4.8% | +2.1pp | 20.6% | 4.3% | 2.6% | 865 |
| 2018/19 | 7.2% | 4.6% | +2.6pp | 22.5% | 4.0% | 3.2% | 905 |
| 2020/21 | 7.7% | 4.5% | +3.2pp | 21.7% | 3.2% | 4.5% | 898 |
| 2021/22 | 11.0% | 7.1% | +3.9pp | 32.9% | 4.2% | 6.9% | 897 |
| 2022/23 | 10.7% | 6.8% | +3.8pp | 31.4% | 1.7% | 9.0% | 950 |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% | +3.8pp | 30.0% | 1.2% | 9.2% | 962 |
| 2024/25 | 10.8% | 6.2% | +4.6pp | 31.3% | 1.8% | 9.0% | 970 |
1 October 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2022 | — | Requires improvement |