Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,918.4
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+3.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
4 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
1,237
Capacity
1,200 (103%)
Free school meals
45.7%
English additional lang.
7.5%
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.
89.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.8
Mean salary
£48,322
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.6%
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
2024/25 · 1,261 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 | — | — | — | —% | — | — | —% | — |
| 2022/23 | £10.2m | £9.0m | £6.6m | 64.9% | +£1.2m | £15k | 0.1% | £8,271 |
| 2023/24 | £11.1m | £10.7m | £7.4m | 66.5% | +£411k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,918 |
Teaching staff
£5.5m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£758k
Other costs
£2.6m
4.6%
Admin staff
4.1%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
4.3%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
1.6%
Catering
11.1%
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 | —* | 40.6 | 48.2% | 25.4% | 25.9% | — | 224 |
* 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 | 90.0 | 12.9 | £38,830 | 14.8% | 1.1% | 2.5 |
| 2021/22 | 92.2 | 13.4 | £41,848 | 17.1% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2022/23 | 86.4 | 14.3 | £42,032 | 11.6% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2023/24 | 87.4 | 14.3 | £44,120 | 8.7% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2024/25 | 89.4 | 13.8 | £48,322 | —% | 2.2% | — |
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.6% | 4.4% | +3.3pp | 24.9% | 4.6% | 3.0% | 990 |
| 2014/15 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 18.1% | 3.8% | 2.5% | 902 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 14.7% | 3.0% | 2.3% | 890 |
| 2016/17 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 19.1% | 3.4% | 3.0% | 918 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 13.2% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 1,006 |
| 2018/19 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 15.7% | 3.4% | 2.8% | 1,061 |
| 2020/21 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 23.7% | 4.3% | 3.2% | 1,205 |
| 2021/22 | 10.1% | 7.1% | +2.9pp | 32.8% | 2.8% | 7.3% | 1,254 |
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% | +2.9pp | 31.1% | 3.8% | 5.9% | 1,265 |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% | +3.9pp | 31.8% | 3.8% | 6.6% | 1,278 |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% | +2.1pp | 25.0% | 2.6% | 5.7% | 1,261 |
4 June 2019 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 2015 | URN 118108 | Requires improvement |