Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,230.96
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.0%
of income
In-year balance
+2.3%
of income
Elevated: sickness 9.3 days.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding4 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,213
Capacity
1,096 (111%)
Free school meals
7.2%
English additional lang.
6.9%
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.
68.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.7
Mean salary
£51,471
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 1,005 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 | £7.8m | £7.2m | £5.5m | 71.0% | +£536k | £496k | 6.4% | £6,163 |
| 2022/23 | £8.4m | £7.8m | £5.5m | 66.0% | +£649k | £571k | 6.8% | £6,845 |
| 2023/24 | £8.6m | £8.4m | £6.3m | 73.5% | +£202k | £350k | 4.0% | £7,231 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
Support staff
£753k
Premises
£405k
Other costs
£1.7m
2.5%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
4.1%
Premises (total)
5.7%
Supply staff
5.2%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 55.0 | 80.2% | 59.9% | 74.5% | — | 192 |
* 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 | 70.5 | 18.0 | £43,366 | 10.1% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2021/22 | 71.8 | 17.5 | £43,753 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2022/23 | 68.7 | 17.9 | £45,948 | 18.1% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2023/24 | 64.8 | 18.4 | £51,995 | 10.7% | 0.0% | 9.3 |
| 2024/25 | 68.7 | 17.7 | £51,471 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 10.1% | 3.7% | 1.0% | 947 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.6% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 962 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 8.5% | 3.6% | 0.9% | 940 |
| 2016/17 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 7.8% | 3.4% | 0.9% | 955 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 8.9% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 968 |
| 2018/19 | 4.6% | 4.6% | 0.0pp | 8.6% | 3.8% | 0.8% | 997 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 11.7% | 5.1% | 0.4% | 1,019 |
| 2021/22 | 7.7% | 7.1% | +0.6pp | 21.6% | 7.1% | 0.6% | 1,025 |
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% | -0.2pp | 16.1% | 5.9% | 0.7% | 1,015 |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% | +1.0pp | 18.8% | 6.5% | 1.1% | 1,015 |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% | +0.9pp | 18.2% | 5.8% | 1.4% | 1,005 |
4 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov 2014 | — | Outstanding |