Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,543.27
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+3.2%
of income
Elevated: turnover 15.9%.
15 May 2018 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 2
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,507
Capacity
1,591 (95%)
Free school meals
30.3%
English additional lang.
36.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
89.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.9
Mean salary
£51,150
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 1,437 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 | £9.1m | £9.2m | £7.1m | 78.3% | -£76k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,761 |
| 2022/23 | £9.8m | £9.4m | £7.5m | 76.4% | +£356k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,305 |
| 2023/24 | £11.0m | £10.6m | £8.5m | 77.5% | +£348k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,543 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
Support staff
£1.9m
Premises
£363k
Other costs
£1.8m
4.6%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
6.1%
Premises (total)
5.1%
Supply staff
4.1%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 45.3 | 63.8% | 37.0% | 25.9% | — | 243 |
* 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 | 72.9 | 18.6 | £44,324 | 4.1% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2021/22 | 84.2 | 16.0 | £42,751 | 12.7% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2022/23 | 84.3 | 15.9 | £39,635 | 20.9% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2023/24 | 67.7 | 21.5 | £49,655 | 15.9% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2024/25 | 89.2 | 16.9 | £51,150 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 14.4% | 3.4% | 2.0% | 1,205 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 17.3% | 3.8% | 1.8% | 1,199 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 17.4% | 3.7% | 1.8% | 1,209 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 14.6% | 3.8% | 1.5% | 1,203 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 15.6% | 3.5% | 2.0% | 1,202 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 13.5% | 3.3% | 1.7% | 1,214 |
| 2020/21 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 10.6% | 2.8% | 1.2% | 1,236 |
| 2021/22 | 6.7% | 7.1% | -0.4pp | 19.7% | 5.0% | 1.7% | 1,223 |
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 23.2% | 5.8% | 2.3% | 1,217 |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% | +1.2pp | 22.4% | 5.7% | 2.0% | 1,347 |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% | +1.0pp | 20.0% | 5.3% | 1.9% | 1,437 |
15 May 2018 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov 2016 | — | Inadequate |