Flags
4
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,904.43
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
77.1%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
4.7%
of income
In-year balance
+0.3%
of income
Elevated: sickness 8.4 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 4.7%.
19 November 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,161
Capacity
1,185 (98%)
Free school meals
26.0%
English additional lang.
13.9%
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.
68.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£48,686
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25 · 1,192 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 | £7.3m | £7.1m | £5.6m | 76.4% | +£130k | £591k | 8.1% | £6,470 |
| 2022/23 | £7.6m | £7.8m | £5.9m | 77.3% | -£185k | £405k | 5.3% | £6,625 |
| 2023/24 | £8.4m | £8.4m | £6.3m | 74.8% | -£953 | £405k | 4.8% | £7,333 |
| 2024/25 | £9.2m | £9.2m | £7.1m | 77.1% | +£24k | £428k | 4.7% | £7,904 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
56% of spend
Support staff
£1.1m
12% of spend
Premises
£585k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.5m
16% 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 | —* | 42.1 | 58.8% | 31.9% | 49.1% | — | 226 |
* 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 | 70.3 | 16.7 | £40,206 | 6.7% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2021/22 | 66.9 | 16.8 | £41,347 | 10.2% | 1.5% | 8.4 |
| 2022/23 | 68.5 | 16.8 | £45,245 | 13.1% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2023/24 | 62.5 | 18.4 | £48,218 | 6.7% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2024/25 | 68.3 | 17.0 | £48,686 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 10.8% | 3.7% | 0.5% | 1,126 |
| 2014/15 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 9.2% | 3.6% | 0.4% | 1,123 |
| 2015/16 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 9.8% | 3.6% | 0.5% | 1,125 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 12.0% | 4.4% | 0.5% | 1,154 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 14.3% | 4.6% | 0.7% | 1,158 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 13.1% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 1,183 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 14.2% | 3.9% | 1.2% | 1,189 |
| 2021/22 | 9.5% | 7.1% | +2.4pp | 29.8% | 7.2% | 2.3% | 1,156 |
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% | +2.0pp | 24.9% | 6.6% | 2.2% | 1,175 |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% | +2.9pp | 26.4% | 6.6% | 2.9% | 1,198 |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% | +3.5pp | 26.7% | 6.0% | 3.7% | 1,192 |
19 November 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2011 | — | Requires improvement |