Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,910.42
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
13.5%
of income
In-year balance
+0.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.8%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.0%.
25 April 2012 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
969
Capacity
1,017 (95%)
Free school meals
27.8%
English additional lang.
5.1%
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.
44.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
21.7
Mean salary
£54,069
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.1%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25 · 1,012 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 | £7.0m | £6.7m | £5.2m | 74.8% | +£278k | £1.1m | 15.2% | £7,037 |
| 2022/23 | £7.3m | £7.0m | £5.4m | 74.2% | +£318k | £1.1m | 15.2% | £7,451 |
| 2023/24 | £7.6m | £7.5m | £5.9m | 78.0% | +£48k | £1.0m | 13.5% | £7,910 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
52% of spend
Support staff
£678k
9% of spend
Premises
£344k
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 | —* | 48.3 | 76.0% | 58.3% | 45.1% | — | 175 |
* 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 | 51.8 | 19.3 | £45,233 | 9.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 48.4 | 20.4 | £46,518 | 21.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 41.0 | 24.0 | £47,926 | 4.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 41.4 | 23.2 | £47,000 | 4.3% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2024/25 | 44.6 | 21.7 | £54,069 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 14.1% | 3.8% | 1.3% | 1,002 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 15.8% | 4.1% | 1.5% | 1,028 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.9% | 3.6% | 1.3% | 1,038 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 11.5% | 3.8% | 1.3% | 1,027 |
| 2017/18 | 6.1% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 15.3% | 4.5% | 1.6% | 1,010 |
| 2018/19 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 14.8% | 4.7% | 1.6% | 992 |
| 2020/21 | 8.9% | 4.5% | +4.4pp | 22.2% | 6.7% | 2.3% | 1,009 |
| 2021/22 | 12.8% | 7.1% | +5.7pp | 38.3% | 10.3% | 2.5% | 1,013 |
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% | +4.4pp | 29.9% | 8.1% | 3.2% | 1,023 |
| 2023/24 | 12.1% | 6.6% | +5.5pp | 31.2% | 7.9% | 4.1% | 1,006 |
| 2024/25 | 10.8% | 6.2% | +4.6pp | 29.6% | 7.1% | 3.6% | 1,012 |
25 April 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 2010 | URN 121677 | Good |