Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,574.42
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.9%
of income
In-year balance
+10.4%
of income
Elevated: turnover 21.7%.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding24 September 2024 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,422
Capacity
1,555 (91%)
Free school meals
21.5%
English additional lang.
12.8%
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.
77.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.3
Mean salary
£42,007
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.4%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25 · 1,422 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 | £11.5m | £10.3m | £7.8m | 67.9% | +£1.1m | £60k | 0.5% | £7,805 |
| 2022/23 | £11.6m | £10.5m | £7.7m | 66.6% | +£1.1m | £317k | 2.7% | £8,116 |
| 2023/24 | £12.3m | £11.0m | £8.4m | 68.3% | +£1.3m | £484k | 3.9% | £8,574 |
Teaching staff
£6.5m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£540k
Other costs
£2.1m
5.5%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
4.3%
Premises (total)
0.4%
Supply staff
1.0%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | 54.6 | 76.6% | 60.1% | 88.6% | — | 273 |
* 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 | 80.1 | 19.0 | £38,995 | 14.1% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2021/22 | 82.9 | 17.7 | £40,194 | 19.7% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2022/23 | 83.1 | 17.2 | £40,759 | 20.0% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2023/24 | 78.5 | 18.2 | £42,265 | 21.7% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2024/25 | 77.7 | 18.3 | £42,007 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 10.2% | 3.5% | 0.8% | 1,299 |
| 2014/15 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 9.4% | 3.6% | 0.4% | 1,329 |
| 2015/16 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 9.5% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 1,407 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.5% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 1,487 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 11.2% | 3.8% | 1.2% | 1,561 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 11.1% | 3.1% | 1.6% | 1,602 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.9% | 3.1% | 2.0% | 1,548 |
| 2021/22 | 7.6% | 7.1% | +0.4pp | 19.8% | 4.3% | 3.2% | 1,495 |
| 2022/23 | 7.0% | 6.8% | +0.2pp | 17.8% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 1,459 |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% | +0.8pp | 18.6% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 1,455 |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% | +0.9pp | 18.6% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 1,422 |
24 September 2024 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2013 | — | Outstanding |