Flags
5
3 high
Per-pupil income
£5,300.86
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
79.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-7.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.9%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 7.5% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.5%.
Elevated: turnover 19.2%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.4%.
2 July 2019 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
674
Capacity
800 (84%)
Free school meals
30.7%
English additional lang.
5.3%
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.
31.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
21.4
Mean salary
£49,503
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25 · 708 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 | £3.8m | £3.4m | £2.8m | 72.7% | +£425k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,376 |
| 2022/23 | £4.4m | £4.3m | £3.3m | 75.0% | +£78k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,799 |
| 2023/24 | £3.7m | £4.0m | £2.9m | 79.4% | -£279k | £0 | 0.0% | £5,301 |
Teaching staff
£2.0m
Support staff
£373k
Premises
£249k
Other costs
£793k
8.1%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
1.1%
ICT
8.3%
Premises (total)
6.7%
Supply staff
4.3%
Catering
0.2%
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 | —* | 40.0 | 55.5% | 34.3% | 19.7% | — | 137 |
* 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 | 35.2 | 16.4 | £39,898 | 19.2% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2021/22 | 35.0 | 17.1 | £42,410 | 26.3% | 2.8% | 0.1 |
| 2022/23 | 32.2 | 20.0 | £44,925 | 20.5% | 15.7% | 5.2 |
| 2023/24 | 36.0 | 19.4 | £44,449 | 17.8% | 2.7% | 4.2 |
| 2024/25 | 31.4 | 21.4 | £49,503 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 11.1% | 3.5% | 1.4% | 361 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.7% | 4.3% | 1.1% | 346 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 14.8% | 4.8% | 1.2% | 332 |
| 2016/17 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 18.1% | 4.7% | 2.1% | 526 |
| 2017/18 | 6.5% | 4.8% | +1.8pp | 18.8% | 4.5% | 2.0% | 558 |
| 2018/19 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 17.8% | 4.7% | 2.2% | 585 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 16.1% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 596 |
| 2021/22 | 12.0% | 7.1% | +4.8pp | 36.1% | 8.0% | 3.9% | 629 |
| 2022/23 | 12.4% | 6.8% | +5.6pp | 34.6% | 7.1% | 5.3% | 674 |
| 2023/24 | 10.9% | 6.6% | +4.3pp | 32.1% | 7.0% | 3.9% | 726 |
| 2024/25 | 10.5% | 6.2% | +4.3pp | 28.7% | 7.8% | 2.8% | 708 |
2 July 2019 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 2013 | — | Outstanding |