Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,854.92
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
67.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-34.4%
of income
In-year balance
+4.3%
of income
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -34.4%.
Elevated: turnover 19.1%.
Elevated: turnover 17.1%.
26 January 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
448
Capacity
450 (100%)
Free school meals
23.7%
English additional lang.
82.6%
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.
17.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
25.0
Mean salary
£45,331
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25 · 459 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 | £2.4m | £2.6m | £1.9m | 76.7% | -£111k | -£350k | -14.3% | £6,752 |
| 2022/23 | £2.1m | £3.1m | £2.1m | 100.9% | -£962k | -£1.3m | -62.2% | £5,383 |
| 2023/24 | £3.1m | £3.2m | £2.2m | 69.2% | -£47k | -£1.4m | -43.5% | £7,383 |
| 2024/25 | £3.5m | £3.4m | £2.4m | 67.6% | +£150k | -£1.2m | -34.4% | £7,855 |
Teaching staff
£1.6m
Support staff
£418k
Premises
£299k
Other costs
£692k
9.1%
Admin staff
0.9%
Energy
2.1%
ICT
5.2%
Premises (total)
0.2%
Supply staff
4.7%
Catering
9.9%
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 | —* | 52.2 | 80.7% | 61.4% | 43.2% | — | 88 |
* 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 | 17.4 | 19.2 | £36,444 | 19.1% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2021/22 | 19.7 | 18.4 | £41,136 | 29.9% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2022/23 | 18.6 | 21.1 | £44,476 | 19.5% | 0.0% | 9.0 |
| 2023/24 | 18.5 | 22.8 | £44,828 | 17.1% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 17.9 | 25.0 | £45,331 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.6% | 4.4% | -0.7pp | 7.4% | 2.9% | 0.7% | 310 |
| 2014/15 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 7.7% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 311 |
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 7.7% | 3.3% | 0.7% | 311 |
| 2016/17 | 3.7% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 6.4% | 3.0% | 0.8% | 311 |
| 2017/18 | 4.1% | 4.8% | -0.6pp | 8.6% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 314 |
| 2018/19 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.8pp | 8.7% | 3.2% | 0.6% | 311 |
| 2020/21 | 3.3% | 4.5% | -1.2pp | 5.9% | 2.6% | 0.7% | 341 |
| 2021/22 | 5.5% | 7.1% | -1.7pp | 14.4% | 4.7% | 0.8% | 368 |
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% | -2.0pp | 9.3% | 3.5% | 1.3% | 399 |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% | -1.0pp | 14.6% | 4.0% | 1.5% | 432 |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% | -0.3pp | 13.9% | 4.6% | 1.2% | 459 |
26 January 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2013 | — | Requires improvement |