Per-pupil income
£6,403.61
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.5%
of income
In-year balance
+5.5%
of income
No active flags for this school.
7 November 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,668
Capacity
1,680 (99%)
Free school meals
8.4%
English additional lang.
5.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
94.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.6
Mean salary
£51,953
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.4%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 1,219 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 | £9.2m | £8.3m | £6.7m | 72.9% | +£916k | £0 | 0.0% | £5,450 |
| 2022/23 | £10.3m | £9.3m | £7.5m | 72.7% | +£1.0m | £270k | 2.6% | £6,081 |
| 2023/24 | £10.6m | £10.1m | £8.1m | 75.8% | +£580k | £263k | 2.5% | £6,404 |
Teaching staff
£6.2m
Support staff
£831k
Premises
£543k
Other costs
£1.5m
4.0%
Admin staff
3.5%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
5.8%
Premises (total)
2.7%
Supply staff
0.8%
Catering
1.0%
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 | —* | 61.0 | 85.7% | 74.4% | 70.2% | — | 238 |
* 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 | 86.4 | 19.5 | £43,788 | 8.9% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2021/22 | 86.6 | 19.6 | £43,321 | 6.7% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2022/23 | 97.9 | 17.3 | £45,487 | 11.9% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2023/24 | 94.2 | 17.6 | £45,329 | 9.7% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2024/25 | 94.7 | 17.6 | £51,953 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 9.9% | 3.5% | 1.5% | 1,223 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 12.0% | 3.8% | 1.8% | 1,226 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 9.3% | 3.4% | 1.2% | 1,221 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 8.8% | 3.5% | 1.4% | 1,211 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 6.5% | 3.1% | 1.4% | 1,213 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 8.5% | 3.3% | 1.5% | 1,220 |
| 2020/21 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 7.6% | 3.1% | 0.8% | 1,227 |
| 2021/22 | 6.4% | 7.1% | -0.7pp | 15.1% | 1.8% | 4.6% | 1,229 |
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% | -1.1pp | 13.5% | 0.8% | 4.8% | 1,235 |
| 2023/24 | 6.0% | 6.6% | -0.5pp | 13.2% | 1.1% | 4.9% | 1,226 |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% | -0.4pp | 13.4% | 3.4% | 2.5% | 1,219 |
7 November 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec 2008 | URN 107139 | Good |