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Per-pupil income
£8,808.44
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
77.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-2.0%
of income
In-year balance
-0.8%
of income
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -2.0%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good8 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
943
Capacity
950 (99%)
Free school meals
23.6%
English additional lang.
1.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Compared against 30 similar secondary schools in East Midlands 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.
61.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.4
Mean salary
£46,542
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.
19.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 956 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 | £6.6m | £6.6m | £5.1m | 76.1% | +£89k | £160k | 2.4% | £6,989 |
| 2022/23 | £7.1m | £7.2m | £5.4m | 76.6% | -£65k | £95k | 1.3% | £7,624 |
| 2023/24 | £7.7m | £7.9m | £5.9m | 77.5% | -£197k | -£102k | -1.3% | £8,047 |
| 2024/25 | £8.3m | £8.4m | £6.4m | 77.0% | -£65k | -£166k | -2.0% | £8,808 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£1.0m
Other costs
£957k
4.9%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
4.6%
Premises (total)
0.4%
Supply staff
0.9%
Catering
13.6%
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 | —* | 43.8 | 58.0% | 37.5% | 30.7% | — | 176 |
* 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 | 58.0 | 16.2 | £40,893 | 5.9% | 0.0% | 1.9 |
| 2021/22 | 59.1 | 16.1 | £43,019 | 9.1% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2022/23 | 58.4 | 15.9 | £42,039 | 2.0% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2023/24 | 61.4 | 15.5 | £44,562 | 5.4% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2024/25 | 61.2 | 15.4 | £46,542 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 10.3% | 3.8% | 0.4% | 941 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 13.0% | 4.2% | 0.7% | 934 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 10.5% | 4.0% | 0.8% | 944 |
| 2016/17 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 9.7% | 3.8% | 0.6% | 953 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 9.2% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 965 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 10.4% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 968 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.9% | 4.0% | 0.7% | 955 |
| 2021/22 | 9.4% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 26.9% | 8.1% | 1.3% | 963 |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 21.0% | 7.0% | 1.2% | 943 |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 23.3% | 7.0% | 1.2% | 964 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 19.8% | 6.5% | 1.4% | 956 |
8 October 2024 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2019 | — | Good |