Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,638.53
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.8%
of income
In-year balance
+2.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding13 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
2,032
Capacity
1,920 (106%)
Free school meals
10.9%
English additional lang.
10.9%
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.
111.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.3
Mean salary
£51,267
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 1,591 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 | £10.4m | £10.7m | £8.8m | 85.3% | -£336k | £325k | 3.1% | £5,376 |
| 2022/23 | £12.5m | £11.6m | £9.0m | 72.0% | +£934k | £649k | 5.2% | £6,251 |
| 2023/24 | £13.4m | £13.0m | £10.0m | 74.9% | +£391k | £370k | 2.8% | £6,639 |
Teaching staff
£7.6m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£689k
Other costs
£2.3m
5.0%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
7.0%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
3.7%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | 58.1 | 86.2% | 73.7% | 41.4% | — | 297 |
* 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 | 102.1 | 18.1 | £42,836 | 7.6% | 0.0% | 2.0 |
| 2021/22 | 105.8 | 18.2 | £42,338 | 6.6% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2022/23 | 110.0 | 18.2 | £42,857 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 113.4 | 17.8 | £45,524 | 14.5% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2024/25 | 111.0 | 18.3 | £51,267 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.9% | 4.4% | -0.5pp | 9.1% | 3.1% | 0.8% | 1,177 |
| 2014/15 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 7.3% | 3.1% | 0.8% | 1,170 |
| 2015/16 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 5.9% | 3.2% | 0.5% | 1,212 |
| 2016/17 | 3.7% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 6.3% | 3.1% | 0.6% | 1,252 |
| 2017/18 | 4.1% | 4.8% | -0.7pp | 8.2% | 3.3% | 0.8% | 1,289 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 7.7% | 3.4% | 0.8% | 1,383 |
| 2020/21 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 6.9% | 2.8% | 0.6% | 1,511 |
| 2021/22 | 7.0% | 7.1% | -0.2pp | 17.1% | 6.0% | 0.9% | 1,546 |
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% | +0.7pp | 19.4% | 5.6% | 1.8% | 1,607 |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% | +1.5pp | 21.4% | 6.0% | 2.1% | 1,592 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 16.7% | 5.2% | 2.2% | 1,591 |
13 May 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Feb 2014 | — | Outstanding |