Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,959.95
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
9.6%
of income
In-year balance
+2.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.7%.
Elevated: turnover 23.2%, sickness 13.6 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good29 April 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
812
Capacity
850 (96%)
Free school meals
42.0%
English additional lang.
9.4%
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.
50.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£51,948
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25 · 845 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 | £6.3m | £6.1m | £4.6m | 72.4% | +£256k | £998k | 15.8% | £7,484 |
| 2022/23 | £6.9m | £6.6m | £4.8m | 69.7% | +£266k | £999k | 14.6% | £8,155 |
| 2023/24 | £7.4m | £7.2m | £5.5m | 75.0% | +£183k | £711k | 9.6% | £8,960 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
Support staff
£940k
Premises
£124k
Other costs
£1.5m
7.1%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
5.6%
Premises (total)
5.0%
Supply staff
2.0%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 39.5 | 51.6% | 31.4% | 39.2% | — | 153 |
* 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 | 53.1 | 15.8 | £43,489 | 8.0% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2021/22 | 53.8 | 15.7 | £43,824 | 17.8% | 0.0% | 9.7 |
| 2022/23 | 49.5 | 17.0 | £44,809 | 13.1% | 0.0% | 11.0 |
| 2023/24 | 50.8 | 16.2 | £48,410 | 23.2% | 0.0% | 13.6 |
| 2024/25 | 50.0 | 16.2 | £51,948 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 8.2% | 3.1% | 1.2% | 723 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 12.1% | 3.3% | 1.3% | 763 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.8% | 3.3% | 1.4% | 789 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 10.6% | 3.1% | 1.9% | 814 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 10.0% | 3.1% | 1.8% | 829 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 10.8% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 839 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.8% | 2.7% | 2.1% | 854 |
| 2021/22 | 10.5% | 7.1% | +3.4pp | 34.0% | 5.2% | 5.3% | 864 |
| 2022/23 | 11.7% | 6.8% | +4.9pp | 35.4% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 865 |
| 2023/24 | 10.0% | 6.6% | +3.5pp | 31.5% | 4.8% | 5.3% | 866 |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% | +3.3pp | 29.7% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 845 |
29 April 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 2022 | — | Requires improvement |