Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,890.02
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
16.1%
of income
In-year balance
+11.8%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 21.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
16 April 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,194
Capacity
1,100 (109%)
Free school meals
18.2%
English additional lang.
6.4%
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.
75.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.9
Mean salary
£49,141
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25 · 1,224 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 | £7.0m | £6.4m | £5.0m | 71.7% | +£587k | £778k | 11.1% | £5,837 |
| 2022/23 | £7.9m | £7.0m | £5.3m | 67.4% | +£855k | £1.1m | 13.9% | £6,668 |
| 2023/24 | £8.1m | £7.2m | £5.6m | 69.1% | +£961k | £1.3m | 16.1% | £6,890 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
Support staff
£828k
Premises
£415k
Other costs
£1.1m
2.3%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
4.2%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
0.3%
Catering
4.3%
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 | —* | 43.8 | 63.6% | 37.2% | 27.6% | — | 239 |
* 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 | 64.3 | 18.5 | £43,940 | 19.6% | 1.5% | 2.9 |
| 2021/22 | 65.5 | 18.3 | £41,717 | 13.4% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2022/23 | 71.0 | 16.6 | £43,564 | 17.7% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 73.0 | 16.2 | £43,817 | 21.4% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2024/25 | 75.1 | 15.9 | £49,141 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 12.3% | 3.7% | 1.1% | 1,069 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.5% | 3.8% | 1.2% | 1,105 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.1% | 3.7% | 1.0% | 1,114 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 10.7% | 3.8% | 0.8% | 1,136 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 12.7% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 1,192 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 12.6% | 4.0% | 1.3% | 1,195 |
| 2020/21 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 9.9% | 3.6% | 0.5% | 1,223 |
| 2021/22 | 11.4% | 7.1% | +4.3pp | 36.9% | 9.6% | 1.9% | 1,240 |
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% | +4.4pp | 30.2% | 7.6% | 3.6% | 1,218 |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% | +3.6pp | 26.8% | 6.9% | 3.2% | 1,250 |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% | +3.5pp | 23.9% | 6.6% | 3.1% | 1,224 |
16 April 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2015 | — | Good |