Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,930.16
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
76.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.5%
of income
In-year balance
-2.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.0% of income.
2 December 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
877
Capacity
870 (101%)
Free school meals
20.8%
English additional lang.
1.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
46.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.9
Mean salary
£50,978
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25 · 830 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 | £4.6m | £4.6m | £3.3m | 71.8% | +£4k | £480k | 10.5% | £5,896 |
| 2022/23 | £5.1m | £4.9m | £3.6m | 70.9% | +£230k | £710k | 13.9% | £6,404 |
| 2023/24 | £5.5m | £5.8m | £4.2m | 76.6% | -£250k | £460k | 8.3% | £6,650 |
| 2024/25 | £6.1m | £6.2m | £4.6m | 76.3% | -£123k | £337k | 5.5% | £6,930 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
Support staff
£777k
Premises
£440k
Other costs
£1.1m
5.3%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
4.0%
ICT
10.1%
Premises (total)
3.1%
Supply staff
1.1%
Catering
1.5%
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 | —* | 46.0 | 66.2% | 43.6% | 51.9% | — | 133 |
* 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 | 38.8 | 19.3 | £42,412 | 2.1% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2021/22 | 42.6 | 18.2 | £42,842 | 5.7% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2022/23 | 43.2 | 18.4 | £43,711 | 11.6% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2023/24 | 48.0 | 17.3 | £45,076 | 15.9% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2024/25 | 46.5 | 18.9 | £50,978 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 11.6% | 4.6% | 0.2% | 517 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.3% | 4.5% | 0.7% | 520 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 7.9% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 547 |
| 2016/17 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 8.8% | 3.3% | 0.9% | 579 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 8.5% | 3.3% | 1.0% | 649 |
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 8.8% | 2.9% | 1.1% | 682 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 14.7% | 4.1% | 1.1% | 713 |
| 2021/22 | 8.6% | 7.1% | +1.5pp | 26.3% | 6.4% | 2.2% | 749 |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 24.3% | 5.8% | 2.4% | 757 |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% | +1.9pp | 24.7% | 5.7% | 2.8% | 809 |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% | +1.9pp | 20.8% | 5.2% | 2.9% | 830 |
2 December 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2013 | — | Requires improvement |