Per-pupil income
£7,129.33
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.1%
of income
In-year balance
+4.5%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding10 December 2024 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
2,172
Capacity
1,972 (110%)
Free school meals
6.9%
English additional lang.
4.8%
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.
124.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.5
Mean salary
£51,332
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.8%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25 · 1,593 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 | £12.0m | £11.1m | £8.7m | 73.0% | +£865k | £353k | 3.0% | £5,862 |
| 2022/23 | £13.5m | £12.6m | £9.7m | 72.2% | +£872k | £489k | 3.6% | £6,470 |
| 2023/24 | £15.2m | £14.5m | £10.9m | 71.8% | +£685k | £472k | 3.1% | £7,129 |
Teaching staff
£8.1m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£728k
Other costs
£2.9m
4.0%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.6%
Premises (total)
2.3%
Supply staff
5.1%
Catering
0.6%
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 | —* | 56.5 | 85.2% | 66.9% | 44.4% | — | 311 |
* 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 | 115.8 | 16.8 | £41,624 | 5.9% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2021/22 | 121.6 | 16.8 | £41,174 | 5.7% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2022/23 | 128.4 | 16.2 | £44,124 | 12.1% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2023/24 | 120.3 | 17.7 | £48,681 | 9.3% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2024/25 | 124.1 | 17.5 | £51,332 | —% | 0.8% | — |
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.8% | 4.4% | -0.6pp | 6.7% | 3.3% | 0.5% | 1,240 |
| 2014/15 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 6.9% | 3.2% | 0.5% | 1,228 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.1% | 4.1% | 0.6% | 1,235 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 15.9% | 5.3% | 0.6% | 1,273 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 11.9% | 4.5% | 0.7% | 1,307 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 9.8% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 1,358 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 8.7% | 3.8% | 0.5% | 1,493 |
| 2021/22 | 8.0% | 7.1% | +0.8pp | 21.2% | 7.1% | 0.8% | 1,543 |
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% | +0.8pp | 18.4% | 6.4% | 1.2% | 1,582 |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% | +1.9pp | 20.9% | 7.2% | 1.3% | 1,609 |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% | +1.6pp | 18.5% | 6.5% | 1.3% | 1,593 |
10 December 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 2017 | — | Outstanding |