Per-pupil income
£8,697.41
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.3%
of income
In-year balance
+2.0%
of income
No active flags for this school.
14 March 2017 · Academy First Section 5
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,057
Capacity
1,050 (101%)
Free school meals
35.8%
English additional lang.
13.3%
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.
64.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£46,956
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.7%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25 · 1,090 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 | £7.7m | £7.2m | £5.4m | 70.6% | +£497k | £604k | 7.9% | £7,433 |
| 2022/23 | £8.1m | £8.1m | £5.7m | 70.1% | +£36k | £147k | 1.8% | £7,782 |
| 2023/24 | £9.1m | £8.9m | £6.3m | 69.8% | +£180k | £115k | 1.3% | £8,697 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£1.7m
Other costs
£829k
6.6%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
1.4%
Premises (total)
2.6%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
0.0%
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 | —* | 48.0 | 61.0% | 40.5% | 27.0% | — | 200 |
* 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 | 58.4 | 17.9 | £39,885 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2021/22 | 58.5 | 17.6 | £42,240 | 6.8% | 1.7% | 6.7 |
| 2022/23 | 65.9 | 15.9 | £44,425 | 17.1% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2023/24 | 62.7 | 16.6 | £45,043 | 9.3% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2024/25 | 64.8 | 16.3 | £46,956 | —% | 1.5% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 15.8% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 902 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 13.9% | 2.8% | 2.3% | 946 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 15.2% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 974 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 12.8% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 992 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.6pp | 20.6% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 1,042 |
| 2018/19 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.7pp | 19.3% | 3.0% | 4.3% | 1,083 |
| 2020/21 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 20.8% | 4.3% | 3.2% | 1,071 |
| 2021/22 | 8.5% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 23.9% | 4.5% | 4.1% | 1,065 |
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% | +3.1pp | 28.4% | 3.9% | 6.0% | 1,082 |
| 2023/24 | 9.0% | 6.6% | +2.5pp | 25.2% | 4.0% | 5.0% | 1,085 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 20.7% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 1,090 |
14 March 2017 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2012 | URN 107141 | Requires improvement |