Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,828.54
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
15.2%
of income
In-year balance
+5.6%
of income
Elevated: turnover 29.3%, sickness 8.3 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.5%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good1 April 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
795
Capacity
1,418 (56%)
Free school meals
22.5%
English additional lang.
12.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
51.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.3
Mean salary
£55,596
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.5%
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25 · 728 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 | £8.2m | £7.7m | £6.0m | 72.6% | +£475k | £552k | 6.7% | £6,801 |
| 2022/23 | £8.3m | £7.5m | £5.9m | 71.1% | +£840k | £1.1m | 13.2% | £7,743 |
| 2023/24 | £8.0m | £7.5m | £5.7m | 71.8% | +£444k | £1.2m | 15.2% | £8,829 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£675k
Premises
£431k
Other costs
£1.4m
6.9%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
6.6%
Premises (total)
3.9%
Supply staff
4.5%
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 | —* | 44.1 | 62.0% | 37.3% | 31.0% | — | 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 | 88.0 | 14.6 | £42,457 | 15.7% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2021/22 | 79.7 | 15.1 | £44,214 | 29.3% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2022/23 | 63.8 | 16.8 | £50,190 | 19.8% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 59.6 | 15.2 | £50,246 | 26.2% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2024/25 | 51.8 | 15.3 | £55,596 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.4pp | 7.6% | 3.3% | 0.6% | 1,240 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 10.2% | 4.0% | 0.6% | 1,301 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 7.4% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 1,339 |
| 2016/17 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 8.5% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 1,342 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 8.9% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 1,323 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 11.5% | 3.8% | 1.4% | 1,253 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.3% | 3.7% | 1.7% | 1,068 |
| 2021/22 | 10.1% | 7.1% | +3.0pp | 30.2% | 7.4% | 2.7% | 1,026 |
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% | +3.5pp | 27.3% | 6.3% | 4.0% | 943 |
| 2023/24 | 11.2% | 6.6% | +4.6pp | 27.6% | 6.0% | 5.2% | 863 |
| 2024/25 | 10.5% | 6.2% | +4.3pp | 27.5% | 6.5% | 4.0% | 728 |
1 April 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 2022 | — | Requires improvement |