Flags
5
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,810.23
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
80.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-1.0%
of income
In-year balance
+6.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.2%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.2%.
Elevated: turnover 15.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement14 January 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
811
Capacity
720 (113%)
Free school meals
51.4%
English additional lang.
49.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
57.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.1
Mean salary
£48,550
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25 · 931 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 | £5.0m | £5.0m | £4.0m | 80.0% | -£3k | £157k | 3.2% | £7,830 |
| 2022/23 | £5.5m | £5.5m | £4.3m | 78.8% | +£11k | £147k | 2.7% | £8,035 |
| 2023/24 | £6.5m | £6.1m | £5.3m | 80.3% | +£417k | -£65k | -1.0% | £8,810 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£874k
Premises
£274k
Other costs
£602k
7.8%
Admin staff
1.5%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.4%
Premises (total)
2.4%
Supply staff
0.2%
Catering
1.6%
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 | —* | 39.6 | 48.3% | 33.3% | 76.7% | — | 120 |
* 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 | 50.4 | 11.9 | £39,252 | 5.3% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2021/22 | 56.4 | 11.2 | £38,712 | 22.3% | 1.7% | 8.3 |
| 2022/23 | 51.8 | 13.3 | £40,604 | 11.6% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2023/24 | 58.6 | 12.7 | £44,861 | 15.4% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2024/25 | 57.4 | 14.1 | £48,550 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.4% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 13.0% | 3.4% | 1.1% | 46 |
| 2014/15 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 8.3% | 3.7% | 0.4% | 145 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 11.7% | 3.0% | 1.6% | 273 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 16.1% | 4.1% | 1.5% | 404 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 14.4% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 512 |
| 2018/19 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.7pp | 21.8% | 5.5% | 1.8% | 582 |
| 2020/21 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 23.3% | 4.0% | 2.8% | 664 |
| 2021/22 | 10.3% | 7.1% | +3.1pp | 37.7% | 4.6% | 5.7% | 703 |
| 2022/23 | 12.6% | 6.8% | +5.8pp | 42.9% | 4.8% | 7.8% | 779 |
| 2023/24 | 11.2% | 6.6% | +4.7pp | 39.1% | 4.3% | 6.9% | 875 |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% | +3.1pp | 31.6% | 4.0% | 5.3% | 931 |
14 January 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 2022 | — | Requires improvement |