Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,392.95
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
14.9%
of income
In-year balance
+2.0%
of income
Elevated: vacancy rate 6.8%.
11 June 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
392
Capacity
640 (61%)
Free school meals
26.3%
English additional lang.
11.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 14–19
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.
27.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.5
Mean salary
£50,018
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
9.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.4%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25 · 243 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 | £2.8m | £2.6m | £2.0m | 71.0% | +£198k | £487k | 17.4% | £7,954 |
| 2022/23 | £3.0m | £3.0m | £2.1m | 71.8% | -£24k | £454k | 15.3% | £7,888 |
| 2023/24 | £3.5m | £3.4m | £2.5m | 70.9% | +£69k | £516k | 14.9% | £9,393 |
Teaching staff
£1.8m
Support staff
£318k
Premises
£275k
Other costs
£664k
7.0%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
8.2%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
1.5%
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 | —* | 46.1 | 77.8% | 55.6% | 0.0% | — | 117 |
* 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 | 13.6 | 22.5 | £47,755 | 14.7% | 0.0% | 1.1 |
| 2021/22 | 14.6 | 24.0 | £47,839 | 6.8% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2022/23 | 13.6 | 27.6 | £53,529 | 7.3% | 6.8% | 3.5 |
| 2023/24 | 15.0 | 24.6 | £53,231 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2024/25 | 27.0 | 14.5 | £50,018 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
9.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.9% | 4.7% | 0.6% | 86 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 10.0% | 4.3% | 1.1% | 150 |
| 2016/17 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 8.9% | 3.4% | 0.7% | 123 |
| 2017/18 | 3.1% | 4.8% | -1.7pp | 3.3% | 2.4% | 0.7% | 121 |
| 2018/19 | 2.7% | 4.6% | -1.9pp | 4.0% | 2.2% | 0.5% | 125 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 17.2% | 4.4% | 1.0% | 203 |
| 2021/22 | 4.5% | 7.1% | -2.7pp | 10.9% | 3.3% | 1.1% | 247 |
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% | -1.5pp | 11.7% | 4.8% | 0.5% | 239 |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% | -2.1pp | 10.4% | 3.4% | 1.0% | 240 |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% | -1.9pp | 9.1% | 3.4% | 0.9% | 243 |
11 June 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb 2017 | — | Requires improvement |