Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£10,020.93
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-4.1%
of income
Elevated: turnover 21.1%, vacancy rate 6.6%, sickness 18.2 days.
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.1% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement7 May 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
472
Capacity
600 (79%)
Free school meals
54.0%
English additional lang.
16.1%
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.
33.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.2
Mean salary
£50,049
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25 · 523 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 | £3.9m | £3.6m | £2.6m | 66.5% | +£297k | £908k | 23.6% | £8,415 |
| 2022/23 | £3.9m | £4.1m | £3.0m | 75.6% | -£193k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,986 |
| 2023/24 | £4.3m | £4.5m | £3.2m | 74.1% | -£176k | £0 | 0.0% | £10,021 |
Teaching staff
£1.8m
Support staff
£833k
Premises
£38k
Other costs
£1.3m
5.3%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
4.3%
Premises (total)
6.6%
Supply staff
3.3%
Catering
12.0%
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 | —* | 40.9 | 56.0% | 35.2% | 23.1% | — | 91 |
* 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 | 26.4 | 17.3 | £39,628 | 26.5% | 7.0% | 9.8 |
| 2021/22 | 26.6 | 17.2 | £36,977 | 21.1% | 0.0% | 16.1 |
| 2022/23 | 28.0 | 15.6 | £37,539 | 45.0% | 0.0% | 15.0 |
| 2023/24 | 28.5 | 15.1 | £46,165 | 21.1% | 6.6% | 18.2 |
| 2024/25 | 33.3 | 14.2 | £50,049 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.4% | 4.4% | +3.0pp | 25.5% | 3.3% | 4.2% | 471 |
| 2014/15 | 8.5% | 4.5% | +4.0pp | 29.8% | 4.6% | 3.8% | 453 |
| 2015/16 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 24.8% | 4.3% | 3.0% | 475 |
| 2016/17 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 23.1% | 4.3% | 2.8% | 486 |
| 2017/18 | 9.9% | 4.8% | +5.2pp | 31.2% | 6.2% | 3.7% | 506 |
| 2018/19 | 11.7% | 4.6% | +7.0pp | 36.9% | 7.1% | 4.6% | 520 |
| 2020/21 | 9.1% | 4.5% | +4.6pp | 31.9% | 4.8% | 4.3% | 489 |
| 2021/22 | 16.2% | 7.1% | +9.0pp | 52.7% | 5.9% | 10.3% | 497 |
| 2022/23 | 14.8% | 6.8% | +8.0pp | 45.6% | 5.7% | 9.1% | 502 |
| 2023/24 | 9.0% | 6.6% | +2.4pp | 32.3% | 4.1% | 4.9% | 496 |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% | +2.4pp | 28.5% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 523 |
7 May 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2022 | — | Requires improvement |