Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,043.15
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
17.7%
of income
In-year balance
-1.8%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.8% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement7 May 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,277
Capacity
1,550 (82%)
Free school meals
35.8%
English additional lang.
6.0%
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.
73.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.3
Mean salary
£47,032
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.2%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25 · 1,200 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 | £8.1m | £7.3m | £5.8m | 71.2% | +£795k | £1.4m | 17.0% | £6,563 |
| 2022/23 | £8.5m | £8.1m | £6.2m | 73.3% | +£444k | £1.8m | 21.3% | £6,574 |
| 2023/24 | £9.3m | £9.5m | £7.1m | 76.1% | -£168k | £1.6m | 17.7% | £7,043 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£537k
Other costs
£1.9m
4.9%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
1.4%
ICT
3.8%
Premises (total)
3.2%
Supply staff
4.1%
Catering
1.0%
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 | —* | 36.6 | 51.1% | 24.1% | 55.3% | — | 237 |
* 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 | 71.1 | 17.1 | £41,561 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2021/22 | 71.0 | 17.3 | £41,530 | 20.4% | 2.7% | 7.6 |
| 2022/23 | 68.4 | 18.9 | £43,221 | 11.4% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2023/24 | 74.0 | 17.9 | £46,084 | 12.7% | 0.0% | 8.4 |
| 2024/25 | 73.9 | 17.3 | £47,032 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 12.4% | 3.5% | 1.3% | 930 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.6% | 2.9% | 1.9% | 922 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 11.9% | 3.0% | 2.2% | 919 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 11.3% | 3.4% | 2.1% | 942 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 12.3% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 978 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 12.6% | 3.3% | 2.7% | 1,008 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.2% | 3.2% | 1.7% | 1,104 |
| 2021/22 | 9.7% | 7.1% | +2.6pp | 29.6% | 6.1% | 3.5% | 1,132 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.5pp | 24.5% | 3.7% | 4.6% | 1,178 |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% | +2.2pp | 23.9% | 4.5% | 4.3% | 1,209 |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% | +2.1pp | 23.2% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 1,200 |
7 May 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Nov 2022 | — | Requires improvement |