Flags
5
2 high
Per-pupil income
£6,168.8
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
80.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.4%
of income
In-year balance
-2.9%
of income
Elevated: turnover 26.3%, sickness 9.2 days.
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.7%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.9% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate23 April 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,358
Capacity
1,500 (91%)
Free school meals
10.8%
English additional lang.
2.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
73.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.5
Mean salary
£50,178
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25 · 1,203 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 | £7.8m | £7.9m | £6.3m | 81.4% | -£113k | £855k | 11.0% | £5,458 |
| 2022/23 | £8.7m | £8.3m | £6.6m | 75.8% | +£455k | £1.1m | 13.1% | £6,099 |
| 2023/24 | £8.7m | £8.9m | £7.0m | 80.7% | -£249k | £898k | 10.4% | £6,169 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
Support staff
£899k
Premises
£627k
Other costs
£1.3m
5.4%
Admin staff
4.5%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
9.6%
Premises (total)
4.2%
Supply staff
0.1%
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 | —* | 44.2 | 62.6% | 32.4% | 32.9% | — | 219 |
* 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 | 74.0 | 19.1 | £41,623 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2021/22 | 79.4 | 18.0 | £41,060 | 13.1% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2022/23 | 79.3 | 18.1 | £43,717 | 33.7% | 5.9% | 9.4 |
| 2023/24 | 72.9 | 19.3 | £46,427 | 26.3% | 2.7% | 9.2 |
| 2024/25 | 73.3 | 18.5 | £50,178 | —% | 1.3% | — |
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 12.8% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 1,054 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.7% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 982 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 8.9% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 1,006 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 8.3% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 1,079 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 10.0% | 3.8% | 1.0% | 1,110 |
| 2018/19 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 7.4% | 3.0% | 1.2% | 1,145 |
| 2020/21 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 6.8% | 2.8% | 1.0% | 1,196 |
| 2021/22 | 8.2% | 7.1% | +1.0pp | 23.8% | 6.0% | 2.2% | 1,213 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.5pp | 22.1% | 5.5% | 2.9% | 1,239 |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% | +3.2pp | 28.0% | 6.0% | 3.8% | 1,282 |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% | +3.1pp | 21.4% | 5.8% | 3.6% | 1,203 |
23 April 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
InadequateFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 2011 | URN 122094 | Good |