Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
£8,230.3
+£1,0742024/25
Staff costs % of income
69.8%
−2.0ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
−0.0ppof income
In-year balance
+10.1%
+6.0ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.3%.
Elevated: turnover 23.8%, vacancy rate 3.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good20 May 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
993
Capacity
1,050 (95%)
Free school meals
31.2%
English additional lang.
7.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
Peer percentile + trajectory. DfE range: 5-20% of income.
Peer percentile + agency/supply adjustment. DfE threshold: 80%.
In-year balance + pupil trend + income diversity.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
53.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.5
Mean salary
£50,809
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.2%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 1,038 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE review threshold: 78% of income. | 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 | £5.5m | £5.0m | £3.8m | 70.4% | +£407k | -£229k | -4.2% | £6,126 |
| 2022/23 | £6.3m | £5.9m | £4.6m | 72.4% | +£378k | -£132k | -2.1% | £6,757 |
| 2023/24 | £7.2m | £6.9m | £5.2m | 71.8% | +£302k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,156 |
| 2024/25 | £8.1m | £7.3m | £5.7m | 69.8% | +£826k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,230 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
55% of spend
Support staff
£1.0m
14% of spend
Premises
£361k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.3m
17% of spend
| 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 | —* | 44.6 | 66.5% | 40.4% | 29.3% | — | 188 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 19.6 | £41,828 | 5.7% | 0.0% | 2.8 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 19.1 | £43,668 | 22.5% | 0.0% | 7.2 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 19.2 | £46,784 | 25.7% | 3.6% | 3.6 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 18.5 | £47,971 | 10.5% | 1.8% | 5.3 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 53.6 | 18.5 | £50,809 | —% | 0.0% | — | 5.0 | 6 |
Overall absence
10.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 16.5% | 4.2% | 2.0% | 869 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 12.1% | 3.7% | 1.0% | 840 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 14.8% | 4.3% | 1.6% | 797 |
| 2016/17 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.8pp | 19.5% | 4.6% | 2.7% | 760 |
| 2017/18 | 8.1% | 4.8% | +3.3pp | 22.3% | 4.5% | 3.6% | 726 |
| 2018/19 | 9.0% | 4.6% | +4.4pp | 26.8% | 6.0% | 3.0% | 740 |
| 2020/21 | 7.6% | 4.5% | +3.1pp | 23.6% | 5.3% | 2.3% | 833 |
| 2021/22 | 11.3% | 7.1% | +4.1pp | 36.8% | 8.1% | 3.1% | 919 |
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% | +4.4pp | 34.6% | 7.7% | 3.5% | 969 |
| 2023/24 | 11.3% | 6.6% | +4.8pp | 36.1% | 7.7% | 3.6% | 1,052 |
| 2024/25 | 10.7% | 6.2% | +4.5pp | 31.3% | 7.2% | 3.5% | 1,038 |
20 May 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 2022 | — | Requires improvement |