Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,156.25
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-5.0%
of income
In-year balance
+4.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.2%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 19.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement15 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,109
Capacity
1,125 (99%)
Free school meals
23.4%
English additional lang.
6.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Compared against 30 similar secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Methodology aligned with DfE FBIT.
DfE normal range: 5-20% of income
Phase-adjusted thresholds
Pupil trend + in-year balance
Self-generated income share
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
59.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.7
Mean salary
£44,104
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25 · 1,154 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE considers above 78% a potential concern. | 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 | £7.0m | £6.6m | £4.9m | 70.8% | +£396k | -£657k | -9.4% | £6,333 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £6.9m | £5.1m | 68.3% | +£564k | -£420k | -5.6% | £6,677 |
| 2023/24 | £8.0m | £7.7m | £5.7m | 71.2% | +£319k | -£401k | -5.0% | £7,156 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£543k
Other costs
£1.4m
6.1%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
7.7%
Premises (total)
3.6%
Supply staff
4.3%
Catering
0.0%
Professional services
| 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 | —* | 45.2 | 65.5% | 45.5% | 9.5% | — | 220 |
* 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 | 60.7 | 17.7 | £42,164 | 8.4% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2021/22 | 59.8 | 18.4 | £44,146 | 19.0% | 0.0% | 11.9 |
| 2022/23 | 59.2 | 18.9 | £42,048 | 25.1% | 0.0% | 11.3 |
| 2023/24 | 59.7 | 18.8 | £45,990 | 19.9% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2024/25 | 59.2 | 18.7 | £44,104 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.8% | 4.4% | +2.4pp | 16.9% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 878 |
| 2014/15 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 17.1% | 3.7% | 2.5% | 866 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.7% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 805 |
| 2016/17 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 18.0% | 3.9% | 2.5% | 844 |
| 2017/18 | 6.9% | 4.8% | +2.2pp | 19.5% | 4.1% | 2.8% | 901 |
| 2018/19 | 7.2% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 18.4% | 4.0% | 3.2% | 943 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 16.7% | 3.9% | 1.8% | 1,036 |
| 2021/22 | 9.7% | 7.1% | +2.5pp | 28.6% | 6.7% | 3.0% | 1,080 |
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% | +4.4pp | 28.9% | 7.6% | 3.6% | 1,127 |
| 2023/24 | 11.6% | 6.6% | +5.0pp | 31.4% | 6.2% | 5.4% | 1,180 |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% | +2.9pp | 24.1% | 4.8% | 4.3% | 1,154 |
15 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 2019 | — | Good |