Flags
5
3 high
Per-pupil income
£7,587.85
+£3,0952024/25
Staff costs % of income
71.3%
−14.6ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
1.5%
−1.0ppof income
In-year balance
+8.7%
+20.4ppof income
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Leadership & management.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 85.9%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 11.8% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.0%.
15 November 2022 · Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,803
Capacity
2,125 (85%)
Free school meals
25.7%
English additional lang.
10.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
97.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.5
Mean salary
£51,974
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25 · 1,615 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 | £9.8m | £9.8m | £7.8m | 79.5% | +£13k | £2.3m | 23.3% | £5,526 |
| 2022/23 | £2.5m | £2.6m | £2.2m | 85.9% | -£91k | £278k | 11.0% | £1,381 |
| 2023/24 | £8.2m | £9.2m | £7.1m | 85.9% | -£966k | £201k | 2.5% | £4,493 |
| 2024/25 | £13.7m | £12.5m | £9.8m | 71.3% | +£1.2m | £200k | 1.5% | £7,588 |
Teaching staff
£7.4m
59% of spend
Support staff
£1.5m
12% of spend
Premises
£890k
7% of spend
Other costs
£1.9m
15% 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 | —* | 55.1 | 85.7% | 69.9% | 43.4% | — | 279 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 99.1 | 17.9 | £41,809 | 7.9% | 1.0% | 0.0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 103.5 | 17.6 | £43,782 | 16.4% | 1.0% | 5.6 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | — | — | —% | —% | 3.2 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 18.7 | £46,257 | 13.6% | 3.0% | 4.0 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 97.6 | 18.5 | £51,974 | —% | 1.0% | — | 9.8 | 10 |
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.4pp | 15.6% | 4.0% | 1.8% | 1,145 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.4% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 1,199 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.3% | 3.9% | 1.5% | 1,225 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 10.7% | 4.0% | 1.0% | 1,312 |
| 2017/18 | 3.9% | 4.8% | -0.8pp | 7.1% | 3.1% | 0.8% | 1,373 |
| 2018/19 | 3.4% | 4.6% | -1.2pp | 3.9% | 2.5% | 0.9% | 1,417 |
| 2020/21 | 2.7% | 4.5% | -1.8pp | 3.9% | 2.3% | 0.4% | 1,511 |
| 2021/22 | 5.3% | 7.1% | -1.8pp | 10.1% | 3.8% | 1.5% | 1,499 |
| 2022/23 | 9.0% | 6.8% | +2.2pp | 21.0% | 6.1% | 2.9% | 1,547 |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% | +2.6pp | 23.2% | 6.0% | 3.1% | 1,605 |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% | +1.0pp | 18.3% | 3.3% | 4.0% | 1,615 |
15 November 2022 · Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2013 | URN 136627 | Good |