Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,534.98
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-1.0%
of income
In-year balance
+1.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.
31 January 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
935
Capacity
800 (117%)
Free school meals
22.1%
English additional lang.
5.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
51.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.2
Mean salary
£51,751
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 941 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 | £5.2m | £5.0m | £3.9m | 74.7% | +£161k | £358k | 6.9% | £6,256 |
| 2022/23 | £5.8m | £5.7m | £4.1m | 70.6% | +£105k | £185k | 3.2% | £6,331 |
| 2023/24 | £7.0m | £6.9m | £4.8m | 68.8% | +£70k | -£69k | -1.0% | £7,535 |
Teaching staff
£3.0m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£345k
Other costs
£1.8m
5.6%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
2.0%
ICT
7.2%
Premises (total)
1.7%
Supply staff
4.7%
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 | —* | 46.1 | 65.0% | 52.2% | 38.3% | — | 180 |
* 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 | 39.4 | 19.4 | £41,530 | 7.6% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2021/22 | 43.3 | 19.1 | £40,786 | 6.9% | 2.3% | 4.1 |
| 2022/23 | 47.3 | 19.2 | £41,804 | 8.5% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2023/24 | 46.3 | 20.1 | £45,777 | 2.2% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2024/25 | 51.5 | 18.2 | £51,751 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.6% | 4.4% | +3.3pp | 18.5% | 5.4% | 2.3% | 666 |
| 2014/15 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 17.1% | 6.1% | 0.8% | 591 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.6% | 5.1% | 0.6% | 552 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 13.0% | 4.6% | 0.6% | 569 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 15.0% | 5.0% | 0.6% | 605 |
| 2018/19 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 14.8% | 5.4% | 0.8% | 674 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.3% | 4.4% | 0.5% | 786 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0% | 7.1% | +1.8pp | 28.0% | 7.8% | 1.2% | 837 |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% | +2.4pp | 25.9% | 8.1% | 1.2% | 922 |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% | +3.4pp | 28.4% | 7.8% | 2.1% | 940 |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% | +3.8pp | 25.0% | 8.3% | 1.7% | 941 |
31 January 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 2016 | — | Requires improvement |