Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,919.01
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.7%
of income
In-year balance
-1.1%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.1% of income.
Elevated: turnover 21.6%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good25 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
909
Capacity
925 (98%)
Free school meals
13.5%
English additional lang.
15.8%
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.
46.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.4
Mean salary
£47,327
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25 · 918 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 | £5.4m | £4.6m | £3.8m | 70.1% | +£845k | £511k | 9.4% | £6,457 |
| 2022/23 | £5.6m | £5.6m | £4.2m | 74.9% | -£7k | £431k | 7.7% | £6,493 |
| 2023/24 | £6.2m | £6.2m | £4.7m | 76.6% | -£68k | £353k | 5.7% | £6,919 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
Support staff
£802k
Premises
£256k
Other costs
£1.3m
6.0%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
6.9%
Premises (total)
1.8%
Supply staff
4.3%
Catering
1.5%
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 | —* | 54.0 | 87.0% | 65.1% | 88.8% | — | 169 |
* 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 | 42.7 | 18.2 | £43,610 | 4.2% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2021/22 | 44.5 | 18.8 | £43,260 | 20.2% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2022/23 | 44.4 | 19.4 | £43,728 | 17.1% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2023/24 | 43.3 | 20.5 | £46,157 | 21.6% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2024/25 | 46.9 | 19.4 | £47,327 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.9% | 4.4% | -0.5pp | 7.1% | 3.3% | 0.6% | 788 |
| 2014/15 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 8.5% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 789 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 8.5% | 3.4% | 0.8% | 815 |
| 2016/17 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 7.7% | 3.3% | 0.9% | 928 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 11.5% | 3.8% | 1.2% | 695 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 10.6% | 4.0% | 1.2% | 736 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.8% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 786 |
| 2021/22 | 5.9% | 7.1% | -1.2pp | 14.8% | 4.5% | 1.4% | 855 |
| 2022/23 | 7.0% | 6.8% | +0.2pp | 19.0% | 5.8% | 1.3% | 878 |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% | +0.1pp | 17.3% | 5.4% | 1.2% | 910 |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 16.8% | 5.6% | 0.9% | 918 |
25 February 2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 2015 | — | Outstanding |