Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£10,268.29
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+2.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.4%.
Elevated: turnover 16.8%.
21 May 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,034
Capacity
1,050 (98%)
Free school meals
55.4%
English additional lang.
71.0%
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.
74.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.9
Mean salary
£48,026
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
37.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
2024/25 · 1,120 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 | £8.4m | £8.0m | £5.6m | 66.5% | +£467k | £1.3m | 15.1% | £9,618 |
| 2022/23 | £10.7m | £9.1m | £6.3m | 59.2% | +£1.6m | £2.4m | 22.4% | £11,612 |
| 2023/24 | £10.1m | £9.8m | £7.1m | 70.5% | +£283k | £0 | 0.0% | £10,268 |
Teaching staff
£4.6m
Support staff
£1.5m
Premises
£813k
Other costs
£1.9m
5.6%
Admin staff
1.3%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
9.0%
Premises (total)
3.7%
Supply staff
3.6%
Catering
0.8%
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 | 48.1% | 33.6% | 27.1% | — | 214 |
* 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 | 45.5 | 17.5 | £41,116 | 2.2% | 4.2% | 6.2 |
| 2021/22 | 60.5 | 14.5 | £36,494 | 16.8% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2022/23 | 68.2 | 13.5 | £35,173 | 24.8% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2023/24 | 78.8 | 12.5 | £44,394 | 14.0% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2024/25 | 74.2 | 13.9 | £48,026 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
37.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 8.3% | 4.4% | +4.0pp | 27.4% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 368 |
| 2014/15 | 9.5% | 4.5% | +5.0pp | 31.1% | 4.9% | 4.6% | 382 |
| 2015/16 | 7.7% | 4.5% | +3.2pp | 24.0% | 4.1% | 3.7% | 396 |
| 2016/17 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 16.5% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 532 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.1pp | 21.3% | 3.0% | 3.9% | 600 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 16.7% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 651 |
| 2020/21 | 10.8% | 4.5% | +6.2pp | 35.3% | 3.9% | 6.9% | 852 |
| 2021/22 | 11.3% | 7.1% | +4.1pp | 38.9% | 4.4% | 6.9% | 923 |
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% | +4.4pp | 40.2% | 3.5% | 7.7% | 986 |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% | +4.0pp | 38.7% | 4.4% | 6.2% | 1,057 |
| 2024/25 | 10.4% | 6.2% | +4.2pp | 37.0% | 5.3% | 5.2% | 1,120 |
21 May 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2017 | — | Requires improvement |