Flags
5
3 high
Per-pupil income
£8,589
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
60.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+11.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.2%.
Elevated: turnover 15.2%, vacancy rate 5.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.1%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes.
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.1%.
12 March 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,271
Capacity
1,600 (79%)
Free school meals
36.1%
English additional lang.
9.9%
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.
70.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.0
Mean salary
£54,329
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
2024/25 · 1,344 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 | £8.6m | £8.1m | £5.6m | 65.1% | +£510k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,077 |
| 2022/23 | £9.7m | £8.5m | £5.8m | 59.5% | +£1.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,056 |
| 2023/24 | £10.6m | £9.4m | £6.4m | 60.3% | +£1.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,589 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
Support staff
£829k
Premises
£1.6m
Other costs
£1.4m
4.2%
Admin staff
0.1%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
0.7%
Premises (total)
1.7%
Supply staff
3.8%
Catering
2.4%
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 | —* | 42.6 | 62.0% | 39.3% | 37.2% | — | 234 |
* 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 | 69.1 | 17.2 | £41,357 | 5.9% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2021/22 | 71.9 | 16.9 | £42,835 | 29.2% | 1.4% | 12.8 |
| 2022/23 | 66.8 | 18.0 | £46,571 | 15.3% | 8.2% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 67.2 | 18.4 | £51,950 | 15.2% | 5.6% | 5.6 |
| 2024/25 | 70.5 | 18.0 | £54,329 | —% | 4.1% | — |
Overall absence
11.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 8.1% | 4.4% | +3.8pp | 22.6% | 4.8% | 3.3% | 1,241 |
| 2014/15 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.6pp | 20.3% | 4.5% | 2.6% | 1,194 |
| 2015/16 | 7.7% | 4.5% | +3.3pp | 21.9% | 4.6% | 3.2% | 1,131 |
| 2016/17 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 20.2% | 4.3% | 2.6% | 1,154 |
| 2017/18 | 7.8% | 4.8% | +3.0pp | 23.3% | 4.9% | 2.9% | 1,148 |
| 2018/19 | 8.8% | 4.6% | +4.2pp | 25.4% | 5.6% | 3.2% | 1,190 |
| 2020/21 | 7.1% | 4.5% | +2.6pp | 20.0% | 4.2% | 2.9% | 1,241 |
| 2021/22 | 13.4% | 7.1% | +6.3pp | 43.0% | 7.6% | 5.8% | 1,271 |
| 2022/23 | 12.4% | 6.8% | +5.6pp | 37.9% | 6.7% | 5.7% | 1,289 |
| 2023/24 | 12.2% | 6.6% | +5.6pp | 36.4% | 6.9% | 5.2% | 1,318 |
| 2024/25 | 11.1% | 6.2% | +4.9pp | 31.2% | 5.5% | 5.7% | 1,344 |
12 March 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2021 | — | Requires improvement |