Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,318.09
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
68.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-0.5%
of income
In-year balance
+2.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.
Elevated: turnover 16.0%.
16 January 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
783
Capacity
850 (92%)
Free school meals
26.3%
English additional lang.
7.2%
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.
43.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.2
Mean salary
£45,380
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.1%
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
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25 · 809 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 | £4.0m | £3.6m | £2.6m | 65.8% | +£345k | -£688k | -17.4% | £6,292 |
| 2022/23 | £4.3m | £4.1m | £2.8m | 65.9% | +£247k | -£440k | -10.2% | £6,110 |
| 2023/24 | £5.3m | £5.1m | £3.5m | 65.4% | +£256k | -£184k | -3.5% | £7,197 |
| 2024/25 | £5.7m | £5.6m | £3.9m | 68.4% | +£154k | -£30k | -0.5% | £7,318 |
Teaching staff
£2.8m
Support staff
£574k
Premises
£402k
Other costs
£1.3m
6.8%
Admin staff
3.1%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
6.6%
Premises (total)
1.6%
Supply staff
6.3%
Catering
2.5%
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 | —* | 49.4 | 72.3% | 53.1% | 85.4% | — | 130 |
* 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 | 34.5 | 17.3 | £40,464 | 9.9% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 31.0 | 20.3 | £43,602 | 28.4% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 35.5 | 19.8 | £44,435 | 19.8% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2023/24 | 43.8 | 16.8 | £44,049 | 16.0% | 2.2% | 4.4 |
| 2024/25 | 43.0 | 18.2 | £45,380 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 16.2% | 4.1% | 1.4% | 685 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 11.9% | 3.8% | 1.4% | 614 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.6% | 3.2% | 1.8% | 588 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 12.9% | 3.5% | 1.7% | 583 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 15.6% | 3.9% | 1.9% | 563 |
| 2018/19 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 17.1% | 3.9% | 2.2% | 567 |
| 2020/21 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 17.5% | 3.7% | 2.4% | 618 |
| 2021/22 | 9.9% | 7.1% | +2.8pp | 33.3% | 6.6% | 3.3% | 657 |
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% | +3.4pp | 30.0% | 5.8% | 4.4% | 750 |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% | +4.0pp | 26.2% | 6.3% | 4.3% | 770 |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% | +3.9pp | 25.0% | 6.0% | 4.1% | 809 |
16 January 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Sept 2016 | — | Requires improvement |