Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,713.95
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.0%
of income
In-year balance
-2.5%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.5% of income.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding11 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,713
Capacity
1,617 (106%)
Free school meals
10.3%
English additional lang.
16.6%
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.
87.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.5
Mean salary
£57,237
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
8.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
2024/25 · 1,157 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 | £11.6m | £11.9m | £8.5m | 73.5% | -£273k | £333k | 2.9% | £7,232 |
| 2022/23 | £12.1m | £12.0m | £8.5m | 69.8% | +£100k | £433k | 3.6% | £7,546 |
| 2023/24 | £12.9m | £13.3m | £9.1m | 70.4% | -£320k | £259k | 2.0% | £7,714 |
Teaching staff
£7.0m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£693k
Other costs
£3.5m
5.7%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.5%
Premises (total)
0.6%
Supply staff
4.2%
Catering
6.8%
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 | —* | 58.2 | 85.8% | 71.6% | 76.4% | — | 225 |
* 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 | 92.2 | 17.7 | £48,954 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2021/22 | 90.1 | 17.8 | £48,584 | 3.3% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2022/23 | 94.4 | 17.0 | £50,546 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 91.2 | 18.4 | £52,490 | 9.2% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2024/25 | 87.9 | 19.5 | £57,237 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
8.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.5% | 4.4% | -0.8pp | 6.3% | 3.4% | 0.1% | 1,106 |
| 2014/15 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 7.2% | 3.7% | 0.2% | 1,105 |
| 2015/16 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 6.4% | 3.3% | 0.3% | 1,100 |
| 2016/17 | 3.6% | 4.6% | -1.0pp | 5.9% | 3.3% | 0.3% | 1,119 |
| 2017/18 | 3.5% | 4.8% | -1.2pp | 5.8% | 3.2% | 0.3% | 1,117 |
| 2018/19 | 3.5% | 4.6% | -1.1pp | 6.0% | 3.1% | 0.3% | 1,121 |
| 2020/21 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 6.4% | 3.2% | 0.2% | 1,120 |
| 2021/22 | 5.9% | 7.1% | -1.2pp | 15.0% | 5.5% | 0.4% | 1,122 |
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% | -2.2pp | 7.9% | 4.2% | 0.4% | 1,128 |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% | -2.0pp | 7.8% | 4.2% | 0.4% | 1,154 |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% | -1.8pp | 8.0% | 4.0% | 0.4% | 1,157 |
11 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 2014 | — | Outstanding |