Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,511.88
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+11.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.
Elevated: turnover 29.8%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good8 April 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
844
Capacity
1,106 (76%)
Free school meals
17.9%
English additional lang.
3.0%
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.
42.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.1
Mean salary
£48,584
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.6%
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
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 873 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 | £3.6m | £3.9m | £3.1m | 86.8% | -£351k | £0 | 0.0% | £4,616 |
| 2022/23 | £5.0m | £4.4m | £3.3m | 65.8% | +£659k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,158 |
| 2023/24 | £5.5m | £4.9m | £3.6m | 66.3% | +£628k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,512 |
Teaching staff
£2.8m
Support staff
£541k
Premises
£195k
Other costs
£1.0m
3.6%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
7.1%
Premises (total)
2.1%
Supply staff
4.4%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 48.6 | 73.5% | 53.5% | 83.2% | — | 155 |
* 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 | 39.7 | 19.3 | £45,085 | 7.5% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2021/22 | 40.9 | 18.9 | £45,602 | 14.6% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2022/23 | 40.4 | 20.2 | £43,736 | 29.8% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2023/24 | 39.1 | 21.5 | £49,032 | 12.4% | 2.5% | 6.6 |
| 2024/25 | 42.0 | 20.1 | £48,584 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 13.8% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 877 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 13.5% | 4.7% | 1.0% | 857 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 12.3% | 4.7% | 0.8% | 894 |
| 2016/17 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 16.5% | 5.5% | 0.8% | 848 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 13.6% | 4.1% | 1.6% | 788 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 12.1% | 3.9% | 1.2% | 809 |
| 2020/21 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.7% | 3.4% | 1.5% | 778 |
| 2021/22 | 9.2% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 26.6% | 6.1% | 3.0% | 797 |
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% | +1.7pp | 23.9% | 5.5% | 3.0% | 842 |
| 2023/24 | 9.0% | 6.6% | +2.4pp | 26.2% | 5.9% | 3.1% | 883 |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% | +1.4pp | 21.0% | 5.5% | 2.1% | 873 |
8 April 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 Mar 2020 | — | Good |