Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,646.21
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
55.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+18.3%
of income
Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 25.1%.
4 October 2022 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,033
Capacity
1,230 (84%)
Free school meals
23.8%
English additional lang.
30.4%
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.
56.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.2
Mean salary
£50,970
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25 · 1,125 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 | £9.9m | £8.4m | £6.3m | 63.7% | +£1.5m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,545 |
| 2022/23 | £10.5m | £8.7m | £6.1m | 58.3% | +£1.9m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,791 |
| 2023/24 | £10.7m | £8.7m | £6.0m | 55.9% | +£2.0m | £0 | 0.0% | £9,646 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£894k
Premises
£1.6m
Other costs
£1.1m
5.5%
Admin staff
0.3%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
2.4%
Premises (total)
1.9%
Supply staff
2.6%
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 | —* | 46.7 | 62.7% | 36.9% | 83.1% | — | 236 |
* 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 | 80.6 | 17.0 | £42,132 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 82.6 | 15.8 | £42,506 | 16.0% | 0.0% | 9.0 |
| 2022/23 | 72.0 | 16.7 | £42,575 | 19.9% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2023/24 | 61.4 | 18.1 | £46,205 | 26.4% | 0.0% | 7.7 |
| 2024/25 | 56.7 | 18.2 | £50,970 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 10.9% | 3.7% | 1.2% | 1,227 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 12.4% | 4.1% | 1.4% | 1,218 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 13.1% | 3.8% | 1.7% | 1,262 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 14.2% | 4.2% | 1.5% | 1,291 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 12.0% | 3.5% | 1.5% | 1,369 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 14.6% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 1,454 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.7% | 3.4% | 1.9% | 1,426 |
| 2021/22 | 8.0% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 27.8% | 4.8% | 3.3% | 1,372 |
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% | +1.1pp | 26.1% | 4.5% | 3.3% | 1,270 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 30.6% | 4.9% | 4.3% | 1,185 |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% | +1.6pp | 25.1% | 4.7% | 3.1% | 1,125 |
4 October 2022 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Dec 2016 | URN 120287 | Inadequate |