Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,795.27
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
72.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
13.2%
of income
In-year balance
-2.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.2% of income.
25 April 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,039
Capacity
900 (115%)
Free school meals
52.7%
English additional lang.
31.8%
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.
67.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.4
Mean salary
£49,395
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25 · 1,079 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 | £7.8m | £7.6m | £5.7m | 72.9% | +£165k | £1.2m | 15.2% | £8,663 |
| 2022/23 | £8.5m | £8.6m | £6.0m | 70.1% | -£47k | £1.1m | 13.3% | £9,293 |
| 2023/24 | £9.1m | £8.6m | £6.5m | 71.8% | +£435k | £1.6m | 17.3% | £9,057 |
| 2024/25 | £10.2m | £10.4m | £7.4m | 72.6% | -£223k | £1.3m | 13.2% | £9,795 |
Teaching staff
£4.6m
Support staff
£1.7m
Premises
£1.4m
Other costs
£1.6m
6.6%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
3.3%
ICT
6.2%
Premises (total)
3.5%
Supply staff
3.0%
Catering
9.5%
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 | —* | 35.7 | 42.9% | 25.8% | 8.6% | — | 198 |
* 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 | 56.5 | 15.0 | £41,431 | 14.6% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2021/22 | 62.3 | 14.4 | £43,231 | 14.5% | 0.0% | 11.2 |
| 2022/23 | 64.4 | 14.3 | £43,836 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2023/24 | 62.5 | 16.0 | £46,019 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2024/25 | 67.4 | 15.4 | £49,395 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.1% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 12.9% | 3.5% | 2.6% | 481 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 13.5% | 3.5% | 2.1% | 518 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 12.3% | 3.3% | 2.0% | 578 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 15.6% | 3.6% | 2.3% | 662 |
| 2017/18 | 6.4% | 4.8% | +1.7pp | 17.4% | 3.5% | 3.0% | 701 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 15.6% | 3.2% | 2.8% | 759 |
| 2020/21 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 17.6% | 3.7% | 2.6% | 888 |
| 2021/22 | 8.9% | 7.1% | +1.8pp | 28.3% | 5.0% | 3.9% | 932 |
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% | +2.4pp | 28.0% | 5.3% | 3.9% | 988 |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% | +2.3pp | 29.6% | 5.3% | 3.5% | 1,064 |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% | +3.3pp | 27.9% | 5.1% | 4.3% | 1,079 |
25 April 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2015 | — | Requires improvement |