Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,232.06
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.7%
of income
In-year balance
+10.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
19 September 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,501
Capacity
1,210 (124%)
Free school meals
32.6%
English additional lang.
11.9%
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.
87.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.1
Mean salary
£45,444
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.5%
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
2024/25 · 1,519 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 | £8.9m | £8.3m | £6.4m | 71.4% | +£564k | £18k | 0.2% | £6,173 |
| 2022/23 | £10.3m | £9.2m | £6.8m | 66.7% | +£1.0m | £93k | 0.9% | £6,889 |
| 2023/24 | £10.8m | £9.7m | £7.4m | 69.0% | +£1.1m | £80k | 0.7% | £7,232 |
Teaching staff
£5.4m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£507k
Other costs
£1.7m
5.8%
Admin staff
3.4%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
6.1%
Premises (total)
0.6%
Supply staff
1.8%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 49.1 | 71.3% | 50.9% | 78.8% | — | 293 |
* 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 | 77.9 | 18.1 | £37,606 | 23.1% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2021/22 | 84.9 | 17.0 | £36,020 | 18.5% | 0.0% | 9.7 |
| 2022/23 | 91.0 | 16.4 | £35,670 | 28.6% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2023/24 | 83.0 | 18.0 | £42,457 | 14.9% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2024/25 | 87.6 | 17.1 | £45,444 | —% | 1.1% | — |
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.2pp | 11.9% | 3.6% | 1.0% | 994 |
| 2014/15 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 9.9% | 3.4% | 1.0% | 1,075 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.8% | 3.5% | 1.2% | 1,123 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 12.4% | 3.6% | 1.5% | 1,206 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 15.0% | 4.0% | 2.0% | 1,277 |
| 2018/19 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 10.3% | 2.5% | 1.7% | 1,340 |
| 2020/21 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 10.0% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 1,439 |
| 2021/22 | 8.3% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 20.8% | 3.3% | 5.0% | 1,482 |
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% | +3.6pp | 24.8% | 2.3% | 8.1% | 1,519 |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% | +2.0pp | 22.1% | 1.8% | 6.8% | 1,541 |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% | +2.5pp | 22.6% | 3.5% | 5.2% | 1,519 |
19 September 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2019 | — | Requires improvement |