Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,522.89
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.8%
of income
In-year balance
+1.3%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Personal development.
17 May 2022 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
2,023
Capacity
2,070 (98%)
Free school meals
16.6%
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.
106.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.0
Mean salary
£50,819
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.9%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25 · 1,750 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 | £11.7m | £11.3m | £9.1m | 78.4% | +£389k | £1.3m | 11.2% | £5,908 |
| 2022/23 | £12.6m | £11.6m | £9.0m | 72.0% | +£959k | £1.6m | 12.9% | £6,507 |
| 2023/24 | £12.8m | £12.7m | £9.6m | 74.5% | +£166k | £1.1m | 8.8% | £6,523 |
Teaching staff
£7.0m
Support staff
£1.5m
Premises
£708k
Other costs
£2.4m
4.8%
Admin staff
3.3%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
10.2%
Premises (total)
2.6%
Supply staff
4.8%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 51.4 | 79.1% | 54.7% | 18.4% | — | 320 |
* 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 | 104.1 | 18.8 | £42,425 | 6.7% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2021/22 | 109.5 | 18.0 | £41,764 | 5.3% | 0.0% | 11.0 |
| 2022/23 | 107.3 | 18.0 | £46,543 | 6.3% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2023/24 | 108.5 | 18.1 | £46,242 | 15.1% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2024/25 | 106.6 | 19.0 | £50,819 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 11.5% | 4.1% | 0.5% | 1,684 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.2% | 4.7% | 0.5% | 1,683 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.0% | 4.3% | 0.5% | 1,672 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.7% | 4.0% | 0.8% | 1,679 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 13.6% | 4.3% | 0.7% | 1,659 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 8.8% | 4.0% | 0.4% | 1,635 |
| 2020/21 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 7.4% | 3.2% | 0.3% | 1,667 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +1.0pp | 22.8% | 7.2% | 0.9% | 1,692 |
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% | +1.1pp | 20.5% | 6.7% | 1.2% | 1,676 |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% | +0.6pp | 19.9% | 5.9% | 1.2% | 1,704 |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% | +0.6pp | 19.1% | 5.9% | 0.9% | 1,750 |
17 May 2022 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 2017 | URN 136591 | Inadequate |