Per-pupil income
£6,691.66
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.7%
of income
In-year balance
-0.3%
of income
No active flags for this school.
12 December 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
1,773
Capacity
1,865 (95%)
Free school meals
15.2%
English additional lang.
10.4%
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.
91.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.4
Mean salary
£44,663
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
10.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 1,411 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 | £8.2m | £8.8m | £6.8m | 83.2% | -£563k | £1.1m | 13.1% | £5,480 |
| 2022/23 | £9.9m | £10.1m | £7.4m | 74.3% | -£184k | £885k | 8.9% | £6,342 |
| 2023/24 | £11.1m | £11.1m | £8.3m | 75.1% | -£37k | £848k | 7.7% | £6,692 |
Teaching staff
£5.9m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£390k
Other costs
£2.4m
6.7%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
5.2%
Premises (total)
2.9%
Supply staff
6.1%
Catering
1.6%
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 | —* | 57.3 | 82.9% | 62.2% | 87.3% | — | 251 |
* 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 | 79.4 | 18.0 | £41,892 | 8.8% | 0.0% | 1.7 |
| 2021/22 | 82.2 | 18.2 | £44,173 | 17.5% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2022/23 | 84.6 | 18.5 | £44,672 | 12.7% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2023/24 | 86.0 | 19.2 | £44,694 | 6.6% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2024/25 | 91.3 | 19.4 | £44,663 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
10.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 8.3% | 3.2% | 1.3% | 1,158 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.9% | 3.3% | 1.5% | 1,151 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 8.6% | 2.9% | 1.7% | 1,148 |
| 2016/17 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.8pp | 8.3% | 2.6% | 1.2% | 1,145 |
| 2017/18 | 4.1% | 4.8% | -0.7pp | 9.0% | 2.6% | 1.5% | 1,139 |
| 2018/19 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.8pp | 7.9% | 2.4% | 1.5% | 1,138 |
| 2020/21 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 9.0% | 2.8% | 1.3% | 1,168 |
| 2021/22 | 6.6% | 7.1% | -0.5pp | 15.2% | 4.8% | 1.8% | 1,236 |
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% | -0.5pp | 13.5% | 3.8% | 2.5% | 1,301 |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% | -0.4pp | 12.5% | 3.5% | 2.6% | 1,362 |
| 2024/25 | 5.0% | 6.2% | -1.2pp | 10.6% | 2.8% | 2.2% | 1,411 |
12 December 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sept 2008 | URN 108092 | Good |