Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,606.7
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+11.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.1%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
27 June 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
968
Capacity
1,299 (75%)
Free school meals
36.9%
English additional lang.
15.0%
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.
58.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.6
Mean salary
£52,596
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
41.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.9%
Unauthorised absence
5.5%
2024/25 · 1,012 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 | £6.6m | £5.8m | £4.7m | 70.4% | +£806k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,834 |
| 2022/23 | £7.0m | £6.3m | £5.0m | 71.6% | +£715k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,008 |
| 2023/24 | £7.9m | £7.0m | £5.7m | 71.9% | +£923k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,607 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
Support staff
£716k
Premises
£476k
Other costs
£837k
2.6%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
5.7%
Premises (total)
2.5%
Supply staff
1.4%
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 | —* | 38.3 | 54.8% | 28.2% | 19.1% | — | 188 |
* 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 | 60.5 | 16.0 | £42,682 | 7.6% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2021/22 | 66.0 | 14.7 | £42,371 | 13.0% | 0.0% | 14.3 |
| 2022/23 | 60.2 | 16.7 | £44,611 | 6.3% | 0.0% | 9.2 |
| 2023/24 | 63.7 | 16.4 | £48,910 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 9.1 |
| 2024/25 | 58.2 | 16.6 | £52,596 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
13.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
41.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.2% | 4.4% | +2.8pp | 21.7% | 4.4% | 2.8% | 1,373 |
| 2014/15 | 7.7% | 4.5% | +3.2pp | 23.7% | 4.5% | 3.2% | 1,244 |
| 2015/16 | 8.0% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 25.6% | 5.1% | 2.9% | 1,174 |
| 2016/17 | 9.3% | 4.6% | +4.8pp | 29.1% | 5.8% | 3.5% | 1,112 |
| 2017/18 | 9.7% | 4.8% | +4.9pp | 28.1% | 6.3% | 3.4% | 1,057 |
| 2018/19 | 10.2% | 4.6% | +5.6pp | 30.6% | 6.3% | 3.9% | 971 |
| 2020/21 | 9.1% | 4.5% | +4.6pp | 26.3% | 5.5% | 3.6% | 1,032 |
| 2021/22 | 13.7% | 7.1% | +6.6pp | 44.9% | 8.0% | 5.7% | 1,049 |
| 2022/23 | 13.2% | 6.8% | +6.4pp | 41.3% | 7.0% | 6.2% | 1,061 |
| 2023/24 | 14.1% | 6.6% | +7.5pp | 45.2% | 8.0% | 6.1% | 1,111 |
| 2024/25 | 13.4% | 6.2% | +7.2pp | 41.0% | 7.9% | 5.5% | 1,012 |
27 June 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2017 | URN 121675 | Inadequate |