Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,985.75
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+20.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.5%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 5.5%.
27 February 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
760
Capacity
800 (95%)
Free school meals
56.7%
English additional lang.
69.6%
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.
51.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.8
Mean salary
£50,291
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
5.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
44.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.2%
Unauthorised absence
9.3%
2024/25 · 827 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 | £7.5m | £5.9m | £5.2m | 69.3% | +£1.5m | £156k | 2.1% | £7,821 |
| 2022/23 | £7.8m | £6.1m | £5.1m | 65.3% | +£1.7m | £204k | 2.6% | £8,892 |
| 2023/24 | £7.6m | £6.0m | £5.1m | 67.5% | +£1.5m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,986 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
Support staff
£946k
Premises
£0
Other costs
—
3.2%
Admin staff
3.5%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
4.5%
Premises (total)
4.4%
Supply staff
2.0%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | 31.6 | 46.2% | 25.9% | 48.7% | — | 158 |
* 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 | 72.6 | 13.6 | £41,446 | 19.3% | 2.7% | 6.1 |
| 2021/22 | 64.0 | 14.9 | £39,961 | 18.4% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2022/23 | 58.8 | 15.0 | £45,567 | 32.0% | 0.0% | 10.0 |
| 2023/24 | 53.0 | 15.9 | £46,355 | 22.3% | 25.3% | 8.3 |
| 2024/25 | 51.4 | 14.8 | £50,291 | —% | 5.5% | — |
Overall absence
13.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
44.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
9.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.9% | 4.4% | +2.5pp | 22.5% | 1.2% | 5.7% | 813 |
| 2014/15 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 23.7% | 0.8% | 6.5% | 824 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.5% | 0.6% | 4.8% | 778 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 16.2% | 0.7% | 5.1% | 814 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 16.5% | 2.0% | 3.9% | 829 |
| 2018/19 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.7pp | 21.1% | 1.8% | 5.5% | 841 |
| 2020/21 | 8.6% | 4.5% | +4.1pp | 28.1% | 3.9% | 4.7% | 852 |
| 2021/22 | 15.2% | 7.1% | +8.1pp | 53.3% | 5.7% | 9.5% | 868 |
| 2022/23 | 16.7% | 6.8% | +9.9pp | 55.5% | 4.8% | 11.9% | 842 |
| 2023/24 | 17.1% | 6.6% | +10.6pp | 55.6% | 4.9% | 12.3% | 861 |
| 2024/25 | 13.5% | 6.2% | +7.3pp | 44.1% | 4.2% | 9.3% | 827 |
27 February 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2016 | — | Requires improvement |