Per-pupil income
£8,012.99
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
11.3%
of income
In-year balance
+1.8%
of income
No active flags for this school.
8 March 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
761
Capacity
725 (105%)
Free school meals
24.1%
English additional lang.
13.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in East Midlands, 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.
42.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.7
Mean salary
£50,557
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 771 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 | £5.1m | £4.4m | £3.6m | 69.9% | +£764k | £401k | 7.8% | £7,255 |
| 2022/23 | £5.4m | £5.3m | £4.2m | 76.6% | +£187k | £636k | 11.7% | £7,194 |
| 2023/24 | £6.2m | £6.1m | £4.7m | 76.8% | +£112k | £698k | 11.3% | £8,013 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
Support staff
£951k
Premises
£297k
Other costs
£1.0m
4.4%
Admin staff
1.3%
Energy
1.4%
ICT
4.3%
Premises (total)
1.9%
Supply staff
3.3%
Catering
1.3%
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 | —* | 53.6 | 72.0% | 60.0% | 45.3% | — | 150 |
* 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 | 51.9 | 14.6 | £41,993 | 11.9% | 0.0% | 2.2 |
| 2021/22 | 48.2 | 14.7 | £45,211 | 6.7% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2022/23 | 48.9 | 15.5 | £42,838 | 5.3% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.2 | 16.3 | £44,033 | 13.1% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2024/25 | 42.9 | 17.7 | £50,557 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 12.7% | 3.1% | 1.7% | 630 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 12.7% | 3.0% | 1.5% | 620 |
| 2015/16 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 8.9% | 3.0% | 1.1% | 638 |
| 2016/17 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.8pp | 6.5% | 2.9% | 0.9% | 632 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 8.2% | 3.3% | 1.0% | 655 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 12.4% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 654 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 14.7% | 4.4% | 0.8% | 681 |
| 2021/22 | 7.5% | 7.1% | +0.4pp | 22.3% | 6.3% | 1.3% | 728 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 19.9% | 6.0% | 1.7% | 758 |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% | +0.7pp | 19.3% | 5.6% | 1.7% | 779 |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% | +0.2pp | 16.3% | 4.7% | 1.7% | 771 |
8 March 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 2014 | — | Requires improvement |