Flags
5
4 high
Per-pupil income
£30,488.64
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
87.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
16.8%
of income
In-year balance
-2.5%
of income
Elevated: turnover 16.9%, vacancy rate 7.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 16.9%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 87.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 17.6%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.5% of income.
11 March 2014 · 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
90
Capacity
80 (113%)
Free school meals
18.2%
English additional lang.
5.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
Compared against 30 similar other 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.
16.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
5.5
Mean salary
£49,247
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
5.8%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
17.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
38.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
14.9%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 70 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 | £2.3m | £2.3m | £2.0m | 84.1% | +£19k | £650k | 27.9% | £28,427 |
| 2022/23 | £2.6m | £2.4m | £2.1m | 81.2% | +£178k | £545k | 20.8% | £32,346 |
| 2023/24 | £2.7m | £2.8m | £2.4m | 87.8% | -£68k | £450k | 16.8% | £30,489 |
Teaching staff
£1.0m
Support staff
£947k
Premises
£132k
Other costs
£263k
7.5%
Admin staff
1.0%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
4.3%
Premises (total)
5.7%
Supply staff
1.0%
Catering
1.9%
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 | —* | 10.9 | 11.1% | 11.1% | 0.0% | — | 9 |
* 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 | 11.8 | 7.1 | £41,371 | 16.9% | 7.8% | 7.6 |
| 2021/22 | 12.7 | 6.5 | £40,403 | 25.2% | 7.3% | 4.3 |
| 2022/23 | 17.5 | 4.6 | £42,661 | 11.4% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2023/24 | 18.4 | 4.8 | £46,595 | 21.7% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2024/25 | 16.3 | 5.5 | £49,247 | —% | 5.8% | — |
Overall absence
17.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
38.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
14.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.5% | 4.4% | -0.9pp | 13.6% | 3.2% | 0.3% | 22 |
| 2014/15 | 11.3% | 4.5% | +6.8pp | 28.6% | 10.0% | 1.3% | 28 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.4% | 4.5% | 0.3% | 35 |
| 2016/17 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 7.0% | 4.1% | 0.3% | 43 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 8.5% | 4.6% | 0.3% | 47 |
| 2018/19 | 10.2% | 4.6% | +5.6pp | 20.4% | 9.2% | 0.9% | 54 |
| 2020/21 | 8.5% | 4.5% | +4.0pp | 17.2% | 4.9% | 3.6% | 58 |
| 2021/22 | 12.4% | 7.1% | +5.2pp | 33.3% | 9.8% | 2.6% | 54 |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 18.6% | 7.3% | 0.9% | 59 |
| 2023/24 | 16.9% | 6.6% | +10.4pp | 46.3% | 12.9% | 4.0% | 67 |
| 2024/25 | 17.6% | 6.2% | +11.4pp | 38.6% | 14.9% | 2.7% | 70 |
11 March 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good