Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,106.85
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
75.3%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
7.4%
of income
In-year balance
-2.1%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.1% of income.
17 November 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
586
Capacity
694 (84%)
Free school meals
17.7%
English additional lang.
4.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
32.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.0
Mean salary
£48,690
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25 · 510 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 | £4.3m | £4.2m | £3.0m | 68.3% | +£152k | £706k | 16.2% | £6,743 |
| 2022/23 | £4.5m | £4.7m | £3.2m | 70.1% | -£182k | £523k | 11.6% | £7,343 |
| 2023/24 | £4.6m | £4.7m | £3.3m | 71.1% | -£73k | £450k | 9.7% | £7,731 |
| 2024/25 | £4.8m | £4.8m | £3.6m | 75.3% | -£99k | £351k | 7.4% | £8,107 |
Teaching staff
£2.4m
50% of spend
Support staff
£605k
12% of spend
Premises
£275k
6% of spend
Other costs
£998k
21% 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 | 58.9% | 31.3% | 49.1% | — | 112 |
* 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 | 37.6 | 17.7 | £41,169 | 7.5% | 0.0% | 9.3 |
| 2021/22 | 36.9 | 17.5 | £41,243 | 21.7% | 0.0% | 11.5 |
| 2022/23 | 34.8 | 17.8 | £44,286 | 15.5% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2023/24 | 33.3 | 18.1 | £47,633 | 7.5% | 0.0% | 11.2 |
| 2024/25 | 32.6 | 18.0 | £48,690 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 11.9% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 561 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 11.2% | 4.4% | 0.8% | 517 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.1% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 498 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 10.9% | 4.0% | 0.8% | 512 |
| 2017/18 | 6.1% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 16.3% | 5.1% | 1.0% | 522 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 17.2% | 4.6% | 1.1% | 524 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 11.4% | 3.4% | 1.0% | 586 |
| 2021/22 | 9.4% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 28.0% | 8.1% | 1.3% | 571 |
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% | +0.3pp | 22.1% | 5.8% | 1.4% | 565 |
| 2023/24 | 7.0% | 6.6% | +0.4pp | 19.8% | 5.4% | 1.6% | 540 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 6.2% | +0.8pp | 21.0% | 5.5% | 1.5% | 510 |
17 November 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Sept 2013 | — | Requires improvement |