Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,520.7
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
75.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
12.4%
of income
In-year balance
+1.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
7 October 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,052
Capacity
1,020 (103%)
Free school meals
19.5%
English additional lang.
29.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
64.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.4
Mean salary
£46,105
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25 · 1,002 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 | £5.0m | £4.9m | £4.0m | 79.8% | +£134k | -£33k | -0.7% | £4,968 |
| 2022/23 | £6.5m | £6.1m | £4.6m | 70.8% | +£423k | £390k | 6.0% | £6,154 |
| 2023/24 | £7.5m | £6.9m | £5.2m | 70.3% | +£517k | £907k | 12.2% | £6,971 |
| 2024/25 | £7.9m | £7.8m | £6.0m | 75.8% | +£77k | £984k | 12.4% | £7,521 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
Support staff
£885k
Premises
£572k
Other costs
£1.3m
4.6%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
1.8%
ICT
9.7%
Premises (total)
4.3%
Supply staff
1.4%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | 50.2 | 73.7% | 55.0% | 22.8% | — | 171 |
* 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 | 49.6 | 16.4 | £42,006 | 5.4% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2021/22 | 54.5 | 18.5 | £42,185 | 8.6% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2022/23 | 56.8 | 18.6 | £42,130 | 6.3% | 0.0% | 8.7 |
| 2023/24 | 64.2 | 16.7 | £44,341 | 9.6% | 1.5% | 5.7 |
| 2024/25 | 64.0 | 16.4 | £46,105 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 17.1% | 5.0% | 0.9% | 792 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 16.7% | 4.5% | 0.9% | 694 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 15.7% | 4.3% | 0.9% | 674 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 16.7% | 4.4% | 1.6% | 654 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 14.6% | 3.8% | 2.1% | 677 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 15.0% | 3.3% | 2.7% | 722 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.6% | 2.9% | 2.0% | 762 |
| 2021/22 | 8.6% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 22.7% | 4.9% | 3.7% | 934 |
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% | +2.4pp | 22.4% | 5.1% | 4.1% | 963 |
| 2023/24 | 8.0% | 6.6% | +1.5pp | 21.3% | 4.5% | 3.5% | 992 |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% | +2.0pp | 21.0% | 4.5% | 3.7% | 1,002 |
7 October 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2012 | — | Requires improvement |