Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,872.73
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
69.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-16.1%
of income
In-year balance
+5.9%
of income
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -16.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.
Elevated: sickness 8.7 days.
5 June 2019 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
363
Capacity
350 (104%)
Free school meals
13.5%
English additional lang.
6.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
Peer percentile + trajectory. DfE range: 5-20% of income.
Peer percentile + agency/supply adjustment. DfE threshold: 80%.
In-year balance + pupil trend + income diversity.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
21.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.9
Mean salary
£50,061
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.9%
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
6.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 372 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE review threshold: 78% of income. | 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 | £2.4m | £2.4m | £1.9m | 78.7% | -£73k | -£956k | -40.4% | £6,844 |
| 2022/23 | £2.7m | £2.6m | £1.9m | 70.1% | +£72k | -£885k | -32.8% | £7,588 |
| 2023/24 | £3.1m | £2.9m | £2.0m | 66.3% | +£176k | -£709k | -23.1% | £8,390 |
| 2024/25 | £3.2m | £3.0m | £2.2m | 69.0% | +£190k | -£518k | -16.1% | £8,873 |
Teaching staff
£1.6m
52% of spend
Support staff
£408k
13% of spend
Premises
£126k
4% of spend
Other costs
£683k
23% of spend
| 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 | —* | 48.3 | 80.5% | 61.0% | 14.3% | — | 77 |
* 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 | 22.6 | 14.6 | £44,264 | 16.7% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2021/22 | 20.6 | 16.8 | £44,570 | 4.8% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2022/23 | 21.6 | 16.5 | £46,436 | 11.6% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2023/24 | 21.0 | 17.3 | £50,408 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.7 |
| 2024/25 | 21.5 | 16.9 | £50,061 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.8% | 4.4% | -0.6pp | 6.1% | 3.4% | 0.4% | 297 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.8% | 3.9% | 0.4% | 295 |
| 2015/16 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 7.4% | 3.6% | 0.4% | 296 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 10.3% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 291 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 18.5% | 5.8% | 0.5% | 298 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 14.1% | 4.2% | 0.6% | 306 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 12.3% | 4.2% | 0.3% | 340 |
| 2021/22 | 8.0% | 7.1% | +0.8pp | 22.6% | 7.2% | 0.7% | 354 |
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% | +0.7pp | 21.1% | 6.0% | 1.5% | 361 |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% | +1.9pp | 25.1% | 6.5% | 2.0% | 375 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 22.6% | 6.5% | 1.4% | 372 |
5 June 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2014 | — | Good |