Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,278.46
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
44.5%
of income
In-year balance
+5.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good23 April 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
536
Capacity
600 (89%)
Free school meals
27.9%
English additional lang.
7.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 13–19
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.
31.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.1
Mean salary
£49,137
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.7%
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25 · 304 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 | £3.2m | £2.8m | £2.2m | 69.1% | +£395k | £1.5m | 48.0% | £6,505 |
| 2022/23 | £3.4m | £3.0m | £2.3m | 68.4% | +£364k | £1.7m | 50.6% | £6,953 |
| 2023/24 | £3.6m | £3.4m | £2.5m | 68.9% | +£180k | £1.6m | 44.5% | £7,278 |
Teaching staff
£1.9m
Support staff
£340k
Premises
£211k
Other costs
£722k
4.1%
Admin staff
4.2%
Energy
1.9%
ICT
7.7%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
1.3%
Catering
1.9%
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 | —* | 39.0 | 59.6% | 23.2% | 0.0% | — | 99 |
* 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 | 25.5 | 19.6 | £42,294 | 9.7% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2021/22 | 25.8 | 18.9 | £44,270 | 5.4% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2022/23 | 27.2 | 17.8 | £43,607 | 6.9% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2023/24 | 27.5 | 17.9 | £45,357 | 6.9% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2024/25 | 31.3 | 17.1 | £49,137 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.4% | 4.4% | +2.0pp | 14.7% | 4.7% | 1.7% | 109 |
| 2014/15 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 16.4% | 5.4% | 1.5% | 213 |
| 2015/16 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.1pp | 18.9% | 5.8% | 1.8% | 206 |
| 2016/17 | 7.0% | 4.6% | +2.4pp | 23.7% | 5.3% | 1.6% | 177 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 16.7% | 4.2% | 1.3% | 216 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 11.8% | 4.0% | 1.2% | 315 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 12.7% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 308 |
| 2021/22 | 7.9% | 7.1% | +0.8pp | 22.3% | 5.9% | 2.0% | 318 |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% | +2.5pp | 28.3% | 7.1% | 2.2% | 322 |
| 2023/24 | 9.0% | 6.6% | +2.5pp | 25.7% | 6.0% | 3.0% | 304 |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% | +3.4pp | 28.0% | 5.7% | 3.9% | 304 |
23 April 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb 2020 | — | Good |