Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£34,779.14
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
11.6%
of income
In-year balance
+8.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 24.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 30.4%.
18 June 2019 · Academy First Section 5
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
345
Capacity
200 (173%)
Free school meals
73.3%
English additional lang.
1.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 5–16
Compared against 30 similar other 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.
68.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
5.1
Mean salary
£53,694
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
30.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
62.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
10.6%
Unauthorised absence
19.9%
2024/25 · 352 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 | £10.2m | £9.6m | £8.0m | 78.4% | +£660k | £996k | 9.8% | £33,172 |
| 2022/23 | £10.6m | £10.0m | £8.2m | 77.0% | +£553k | £1.2m | 11.1% | £34,813 |
| 2023/24 | £11.3m | £10.4m | £8.7m | 76.6% | +£969k | £1.3m | 11.6% | £34,779 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
Support staff
£2.9m
Premises
£314k
Other costs
£1.4m
3.9%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
6.3%
Premises (total)
6.5%
Supply staff
1.3%
Catering
1.8%
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 | —* | 2.1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 53 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0.0% | 3.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 64.4 | 4.4 | £42,983 | 10.9% | 0.0% | 10.0 |
| 2021/22 | 65.4 | 4.7 | £45,045 | 16.8% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2022/23 | 61.4 | 5.0 | £45,549 | 17.3% | 0.0% | 8.5 |
| 2023/24 | 63.8 | 5.1 | £46,648 | 15.7% | 0.0% | 10.8 |
| 2024/25 | 68.2 | 5.1 | £53,694 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
30.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
62.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
10.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
19.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 20.8% | 4.6% | +16.3pp | 57.2% | 10.6% | 10.2% | 180 |
| 2017/18 | 26.5% | 4.8% | +21.7pp | 66.4% | 15.1% | 11.3% | 220 |
| 2018/19 | 22.6% | 4.6% | +17.9pp | 56.1% | 12.2% | 10.3% | 301 |
| 2020/21 | 30.4% | 4.5% | +25.9pp | 84.0% | 21.7% | 8.7% | 306 |
| 2021/22 | 26.2% | 7.1% | +19.1pp | 59.4% | 12.8% | 13.4% | 323 |
| 2022/23 | 24.9% | 6.8% | +18.1pp | 57.8% | 11.5% | 13.3% | 332 |
| 2023/24 | 24.8% | 6.6% | +18.3pp | 57.6% | 10.9% | 14.0% | 342 |
| 2024/25 | 30.4% | 6.2% | +24.2pp | 62.2% | 10.6% | 19.9% | 352 |
18 June 2019 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Good