Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,059.8
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
14.4%
of income
In-year balance
+4.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 17.4%.
27 June 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,423
Capacity
1,357 (105%)
Free school meals
31.6%
English additional lang.
3.1%
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.
83.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.1
Mean salary
£50,502
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.0%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 1,219 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 | £8.5m | £8.2m | £6.7m | 78.5% | +£377k | £1.2m | 13.8% | £6,415 |
| 2022/23 | £9.1m | £8.4m | £6.5m | 71.3% | +£692k | £1.4m | 15.6% | £6,807 |
| 2023/24 | £9.8m | £9.3m | £7.1m | 72.9% | +£475k | £1.4m | 14.4% | £7,060 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£390k
Other costs
£1.8m
5.0%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
7.7%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
5.6%
Catering
0.0%
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 | —* | 49.6 | 71.8% | 50.5% | 44.9% | — | 216 |
* 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 | 82.5 | 16.4 | £41,752 | 7.5% | 0.0% | 2.0 |
| 2021/22 | 81.9 | 16.3 | £41,718 | 12.0% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2022/23 | 84.0 | 16.0 | £41,739 | 17.4% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2023/24 | 79.3 | 17.5 | £44,310 | 4.5% | 1.2% | 3.4 |
| 2024/25 | 83.2 | 17.1 | £50,502 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 13.6% | 4.1% | 0.9% | 1,175 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 11.1% | 3.8% | 0.8% | 1,147 |
| 2015/16 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 8.3% | 3.3% | 1.1% | 1,136 |
| 2016/17 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 9.9% | 3.2% | 1.2% | 1,130 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 9.4% | 2.7% | 1.6% | 1,129 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 7.5% | 2.5% | 1.8% | 1,122 |
| 2020/21 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 8.6% | 2.5% | 1.5% | 1,109 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 23.5% | 5.1% | 2.9% | 1,119 |
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% | +0.7pp | 21.9% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 1,155 |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% | +1.1pp | 20.7% | 3.5% | 4.2% | 1,190 |
| 2024/25 | 6.0% | 6.2% | -0.2pp | 14.5% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1,219 |
27 June 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 2017 | — | Good |