Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£34,741.38
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.8%
of income
In-year balance
-0.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 25.2%.
Elevated: sickness 11.2 days.
31 January 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
119
Capacity
114 (104%)
Free school meals
69.8%
English additional lang.
2.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 5–19
Compared against 30 similar other 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.
25.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
4.8
Mean salary
£45,262
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
25.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
54.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
16.9%
Unauthorised absence
8.3%
2024/25 · 118 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 | £3.3m | £3.3m | £2.5m | 77.1% | +£2k | £452k | 13.8% | £28,267 |
| 2022/23 | £3.6m | £3.8m | £2.9m | 81.8% | -£169k | £260k | 7.2% | £31,278 |
| 2023/24 | £4.0m | £4.1m | £3.0m | 75.1% | -£25k | £194k | 4.8% | £34,741 |
Teaching staff
£1.9m
Support staff
£480k
Premises
£202k
Other costs
£825k
4.6%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.7%
Premises (total)
5.8%
Supply staff
1.9%
Catering
4.0%
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 | —* | 3.1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 15 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 18.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 24.2 | 4.6 | £44,132 | 14.9% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2021/22 | 23.2 | 5.0 | £44,701 | 28.4% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2022/23 | 22.8 | 5.0 | £43,780 | 8.8% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2023/24 | 27.2 | 4.3 | £44,758 | 11.0% | 0.0% | 11.2 |
| 2024/25 | 25.0 | 4.8 | £45,262 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
25.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
54.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
16.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
8.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 14.4% | 4.4% | +10.1pp | 41.8% | 6.2% | 8.2% | 103 |
| 2014/15 | 15.6% | 4.5% | +11.1pp | 46.8% | 6.6% | 9.0% | 94 |
| 2015/16 | 15.3% | 4.5% | +10.8pp | 52.3% | 9.1% | 6.2% | 88 |
| 2016/17 | 15.0% | 4.6% | +10.4pp | 49.1% | 10.7% | 4.3% | 116 |
| 2017/18 | 15.8% | 4.8% | +11.0pp | 44.9% | 8.9% | 6.8% | 118 |
| 2018/19 | 17.9% | 4.6% | +13.3pp | 46.0% | 7.5% | 10.4% | 111 |
| 2020/21 | 15.7% | 4.5% | +11.2pp | 42.2% | 8.9% | 6.8% | 109 |
| 2021/22 | 20.2% | 7.1% | +13.0pp | 58.0% | 11.3% | 8.9% | 112 |
| 2022/23 | 18.3% | 6.8% | +11.5pp | 51.8% | 10.7% | 7.5% | 110 |
| 2023/24 | 26.0% | 6.6% | +19.5pp | 57.8% | 12.8% | 13.2% | 116 |
| 2024/25 | 25.3% | 6.2% | +19.0pp | 54.2% | 16.9% | 8.3% | 118 |
31 January 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding