Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,804.8
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
19.7%
of income
In-year balance
+10.2%
of income
Inadequate: Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.0%.
Elevated: turnover 31.2%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement25 March 2025 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
928
Capacity
1,069 (87%)
Free school meals
42.2%
English additional lang.
19.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
50.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.5
Mean salary
£45,756
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
36.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.4%
Unauthorised absence
4.6%
2024/25 · 949 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 | £7.5m | £7.3m | £5.3m | 71.2% | +£213k | £1.2m | 15.6% | £6,963 |
| 2022/23 | £7.8m | £7.9m | £5.5m | 70.9% | -£174k | £1.1m | 13.6% | £7,375 |
| 2023/24 | £8.4m | £7.6m | £5.5m | 65.7% | +£861k | £1.7m | 19.7% | £8,805 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£37k
Premises
£815k
Other costs
£1.2m
5.8%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
8.4%
Premises (total)
14.0%
Supply staff
2.1%
Catering
2.1%
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 | —* | 34.8 | 46.0% | 25.3% | 16.7% | — | 174 |
* 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 | 71.8 | 15.2 | £43,490 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2021/22 | 69.0 | 15.6 | £45,095 | 25.5% | 0.0% | 8.9 |
| 2022/23 | 69.0 | 15.3 | £47,555 | 39.8% | 4.2% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 56.4 | 17.0 | £49,405 | 31.2% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2024/25 | 50.2 | 18.5 | £45,756 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
36.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 12.8% | 4.2% | 1.0% | 1,001 |
| 2014/15 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 17.6% | 5.2% | 1.0% | 989 |
| 2015/16 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 16.4% | 4.6% | 1.6% | 990 |
| 2016/17 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 18.0% | 4.8% | 1.6% | 996 |
| 2017/18 | 7.1% | 4.8% | +2.4pp | 19.6% | 5.2% | 1.9% | 998 |
| 2018/19 | 7.8% | 4.6% | +3.2pp | 22.6% | 5.0% | 2.8% | 1,014 |
| 2020/21 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 21.6% | 5.5% | 1.7% | 972 |
| 2021/22 | 14.1% | 7.1% | +7.0pp | 49.7% | 9.4% | 4.8% | 1,010 |
| 2022/23 | 16.2% | 6.8% | +9.4pp | 50.2% | 8.9% | 7.3% | 1,041 |
| 2023/24 | 14.9% | 6.6% | +8.4pp | 45.9% | 8.7% | 6.2% | 989 |
| 2024/25 | 12.0% | 6.2% | +5.8pp | 36.1% | 7.4% | 4.6% | 949 |
25 March 2025 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Nov 2022 | — | Inadequate |