Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,329.21
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-4.7%
of income
In-year balance
+3.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.9%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement8 April 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
740
Capacity
725 (102%)
Free school meals
21.2%
English additional lang.
3.4%
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.
40.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.5
Mean salary
£50,206
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25 · 762 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 | £3.9m | £4.0m | £3.0m | 76.1% | -£165k | £130k | 3.4% | £6,022 |
| 2022/23 | £5.0m | £5.1m | £3.8m | 75.9% | -£172k | -£199k | -4.0% | £7,010 |
| 2023/24 | £6.7m | £6.5m | £4.6m | 68.9% | +£201k | -£319k | -4.7% | £8,329 |
Teaching staff
£2.8m
Support staff
£996k
Premises
£404k
Other costs
£1.5m
5.2%
Admin staff
3.4%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
6.9%
Premises (total)
3.2%
Supply staff
3.2%
Catering
5.7%
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 | —* | 41.5 | 59.2% | 38.0% | 12.8% | — | 179 |
* 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 | 26.5 | 21.6 | £42,051 | 3.0% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2021/22 | 30.6 | 21.0 | £42,035 | 8.5% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2022/23 | 37.4 | 19.0 | £42,480 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 9.7 |
| 2023/24 | 41.6 | 19.4 | £47,571 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40.0 | 18.5 | £50,206 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 14.0% | 3.6% | 1.3% | 578 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.1% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 562 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 9.3% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 559 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 12.8% | 4.0% | 1.3% | 564 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 14.5% | 4.3% | 1.6% | 564 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 15.3% | 4.2% | 1.4% | 555 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.9% | 3.4% | 0.8% | 593 |
| 2021/22 | 9.4% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 30.8% | 8.0% | 1.5% | 665 |
| 2022/23 | 9.0% | 6.8% | +2.2pp | 26.0% | 6.0% | 2.9% | 724 |
| 2023/24 | 12.5% | 6.6% | +5.9pp | 32.5% | 8.4% | 4.1% | 830 |
| 2024/25 | 11.9% | 6.2% | +5.7pp | 29.7% | 8.6% | 3.3% | 762 |
8 April 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2014 | — | Good |