Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
£8,882.02
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+5.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.2%.
Elevated: turnover 31.2%, vacancy rate 3.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 17.4%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good8 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,016
Capacity
975 (104%)
Free school meals
58.4%
English additional lang.
19.5%
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.
65.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.6
Mean salary
£47,614
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
17.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
47.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
12.5%
2024/25 · 1,074 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 | £8.0m | £7.5m | £5.4m | 68.1% | +£513k | £143k | 1.8% | £7,890 |
| 2022/23 | £8.7m | £8.1m | £5.9m | 67.3% | +£604k | £327k | 3.8% | £8,417 |
| 2023/24 | £9.3m | £8.9m | £6.4m | 68.8% | +£471k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,882 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£413k
Other costs
£2.0m
5.6%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
7.7%
Premises (total)
2.1%
Supply staff
3.7%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 32.7 | 36.1% | 21.5% | 16.0% | — | 219 |
* 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 | 55.6 | 17.4 | £34,971 | 11.0% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2021/22 | 70.4 | 14.3 | £35,025 | 23.0% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2022/23 | 66.4 | 15.6 | £35,201 | 14.1% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 73.8 | 14.2 | £43,186 | 31.2% | 3.9% | 5.6 |
| 2024/25 | 65.2 | 15.6 | £47,614 | —% | 1.5% | — |
Overall absence
17.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
47.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
12.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.6% | 4.4% | +3.3pp | 26.8% | 2.8% | 4.8% | 560 |
| 2014/15 | 9.9% | 4.5% | +5.4pp | 31.0% | 3.9% | 6.0% | 606 |
| 2015/16 | 10.1% | 4.5% | +5.6pp | 29.5% | 4.0% | 6.1% | 702 |
| 2016/17 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 19.8% | 2.4% | 4.3% | 782 |
| 2017/18 | 6.5% | 4.8% | +1.8pp | 17.4% | 2.0% | 4.5% | 885 |
| 2018/19 | 8.2% | 4.6% | +3.5pp | 23.8% | 2.7% | 5.5% | 926 |
| 2020/21 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 20.2% | 3.3% | 4.0% | 1,020 |
| 2021/22 | 12.4% | 7.1% | +5.3pp | 40.7% | 4.0% | 8.4% | 1,069 |
| 2022/23 | 13.4% | 6.8% | +6.6pp | 39.8% | 3.7% | 9.7% | 1,077 |
| 2023/24 | 15.2% | 6.6% | +8.6pp | 43.0% | 4.4% | 10.8% | 1,092 |
| 2024/25 | 17.4% | 6.2% | +11.2pp | 47.0% | 5.0% | 12.5% | 1,074 |
8 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2019 | — | Good |