Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£2,415.09
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
55.7%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-4.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.5% of income.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good1 July 2025 · Academy First Section 5
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
579
Capacity
750 (77%)
Free school meals
41.3%
English additional lang.
3.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in East Midlands, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
Peer percentile + trajectory. DfE range: 5-20% of income.
Peer percentile + agency/supply adjustment. DfE threshold: 80%.
In-year balance + pupil trend + income diversity.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
31.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.5
Mean salary
£49,792
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
36.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.7%
Unauthorised absence
5.4%
2024/25 · 641 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE review threshold: 78% of income. | 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 | £4.1m | £3.9m | £3.0m | 72.1% | +£209k | £221k | 5.4% | £6,746 |
| 2022/23 | £1.9m | £2.1m | £1.3m | 68.8% | -£221k | £0 | 0.0% | £3,130 |
| 2023/24 | £1.4m | £1.5m | £784k | 55.7% | -£64k | £0 | 0.0% | £2,415 |
Teaching staff
£570k
Support staff
£162k
Premises
£96k
Other costs
£592k
2.9%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
3.7%
ICT
7.0%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
1.6%
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 | —* | 32.6 | 36.6% | 23.2% | 5.4% | — | 112 |
* 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 | 36.0 | 16.8 | £43,653 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 11.0 |
| 2021/22 | 32.6 | 18.7 | £45,673 | 15.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 33.6 | 17.5 | £43,965 | 17.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 32.6 | 17.9 | £48,848 | 35.3% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2024/25 | 31.3 | 18.5 | £49,792 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
13.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
36.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 15.1% | 4.5% | 0.6% | 1,012 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.7% | 4.3% | 0.7% | 983 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.9% | 4.2% | 0.6% | 898 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 13.4% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 843 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 15.6% | 4.6% | 1.4% | 781 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 12.3% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 734 |
| 2020/21 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 15.5% | 4.4% | 1.5% | 634 |
| 2021/22 | 10.7% | 7.1% | +3.6pp | 30.9% | 8.2% | 2.5% | 628 |
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% | +4.1pp | 30.7% | 6.8% | 4.1% | 623 |
| 2023/24 | 13.9% | 6.6% | +7.4pp | 38.2% | 8.2% | 5.7% | 628 |
| 2024/25 | 13.1% | 6.2% | +6.9pp | 36.4% | 7.7% | 5.4% | 641 |
1 July 2025 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2022 | URN 112938 | Requires improvement |