Flags
6
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,479.28
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
20.7%
of income
In-year balance
-3.0%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 19.9%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.9%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.0% of income.
Elevated: turnover 24.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.0%.
3 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,260
Capacity
1,412 (89%)
Free school meals
14.5%
English additional lang.
3.5%
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.
69.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.3
Mean salary
£48,824
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 1,120 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 | £7.1m | £7.5m | £6.0m | 83.5% | -£360k | £1.8m | 25.8% | £5,336 |
| 2022/23 | £8.4m | £8.4m | £6.3m | 74.3% | +£8k | £2.0m | 23.5% | £6,293 |
| 2023/24 | £8.6m | £8.9m | £6.8m | 78.9% | -£261k | £1.8m | 20.7% | £6,479 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£580k
Premises
£581k
Other costs
£1.5m
9.2%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
7.5%
Premises (total)
3.2%
Supply staff
0.6%
Catering
2.5%
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 | —* | 46.6 | 68.9% | 41.5% | 36.3% | — | 212 |
* 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 | 80.4 | 16.4 | £42,435 | 18.2% | 2.4% | 3.6 |
| 2021/22 | 72.6 | 18.4 | £42,999 | 17.6% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2022/23 | 73.4 | 18.2 | £42,454 | 19.9% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2023/24 | 69.8 | 19.0 | £46,003 | 24.4% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2024/25 | 69.0 | 18.3 | £48,824 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 11.4% | 4.4% | 0.3% | 1,171 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.3% | 4.5% | 0.2% | 1,169 |
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 5.8% | 3.8% | 0.3% | 1,167 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 10.5% | 4.3% | 0.5% | 1,168 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 14.2% | 5.3% | 0.8% | 1,161 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 10.5% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 1,163 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 11.5% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 1,154 |
| 2021/22 | 10.8% | 7.1% | +3.6pp | 30.2% | 8.6% | 2.2% | 1,165 |
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% | +3.0pp | 27.8% | 7.2% | 2.6% | 1,178 |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% | +2.8pp | 28.1% | 7.5% | 1.8% | 1,170 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 22.5% | 6.1% | 1.9% | 1,120 |
3 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 2014 | — | Good |