Flags
3
3 high
Per-pupil income
£6,441.18
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
4.6%
of income
In-year balance
+1.1%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.0%.
5 July 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
709
Capacity
1,041 (68%)
Free school meals
43.4%
English additional lang.
20.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in East Midlands, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
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.
35.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.8
Mean salary
£44,267
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
33.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
6.3%
2024/25 · 784 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE review threshold: 78% of income. | 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 | £6.3m | £5.3m | £4.2m | 66.5% | +£1.1m | £15k | 0.2% | £7,467 |
| 2022/23 | £5.7m | £5.5m | £4.1m | 71.4% | +£214k | £15k | 0.3% | £7,863 |
| 2023/24 | £4.4m | £4.3m | £3.1m | 71.8% | +£49k | £200k | 4.6% | £6,441 |
Teaching staff
£2.1m
Support staff
£509k
Premises
£235k
Other costs
£951k
4.9%
Admin staff
3.6%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
8.4%
Premises (total)
6.3%
Supply staff
4.4%
Catering
1.3%
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 | —* | 40.7 | 62.1% | 41.7% | 11.7% | — | 103 |
* 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 | 64.2 | 13.4 | £43,780 | 12.9% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2021/22 | 57.5 | 14.7 | £42,492 | 22.0% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2022/23 | 87.5 | 8.3 | £43,426 | 51.2% | 0.0% | 12.3 |
| 2023/24 | — | — | — | —% | —% | 2.8 |
| 2024/25 | 35.8 | 19.8 | £44,267 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
33.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 15.4% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 682 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 15.5% | 3.5% | 1.7% | 683 |
| 2015/16 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 22.3% | 4.5% | 2.5% | 708 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 19.1% | 3.9% | 2.1% | 753 |
| 2017/18 | 6.1% | 4.8% | +1.4pp | 17.7% | 4.5% | 1.7% | 781 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 19.6% | 4.9% | 1.2% | 794 |
| 2020/21 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 24.0% | 6.1% | 1.3% | 796 |
| 2021/22 | 16.0% | 7.1% | +8.8pp | 51.6% | 10.3% | 5.6% | 829 |
| 2022/23 | 15.1% | 6.8% | +8.3pp | 41.7% | 9.6% | 5.5% | 772 |
| 2023/24 | 13.7% | 6.6% | +7.1pp | 40.2% | 5.9% | 7.7% | 762 |
| 2024/25 | 12.0% | 6.2% | +5.8pp | 33.5% | 5.6% | 6.3% | 784 |
5 July 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2011 | URN 136537 | Good |