Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,045.25
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.5%
of income
In-year balance
-9.1%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 9.1% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.8%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Personal development.
Elevated: turnover 29.8%.
28 November 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
480
Capacity
550 (87%)
Free school meals
18.4%
English additional lang.
4.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 14–19
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.
30.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.6
Mean salary
£49,188
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
36.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.5%
2024/25 · 250 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 | £3.1m | £3.2m | £2.5m | 79.3% | -£87k | £406k | 13.1% | £6,307 |
| 2022/23 | £3.5m | £3.5m | £2.6m | 73.2% | +£40k | £446k | 12.8% | £7,945 |
| 2023/24 | £3.6m | £3.9m | £2.8m | 77.5% | -£322k | £124k | 3.5% | £8,045 |
Teaching staff
£2.1m
Support staff
£522k
Premises
£205k
Other costs
£919k
2.3%
Admin staff
4.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
10.8%
Premises (total)
0.4%
Supply staff
1.6%
Catering
3.8%
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 | —* | 31.1 | 38.5% | 14.5% | 0.9% | — | 117 |
* 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 | 32.9 | 14.1 | £39,983 | 9.1% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2021/22 | 34.1 | 14.4 | £40,975 | 25.8% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2022/23 | 33.6 | 13.1 | £41,286 | 29.8% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2023/24 | 30.4 | 14.5 | £45,175 | 8.6% | 3.2% | 6.5 |
| 2024/25 | 30.8 | 15.6 | £49,188 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
36.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.3% | 4.4% | +1.9pp | 16.8% | 5.3% | 1.0% | 113 |
| 2014/15 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 19.8% | 5.3% | 1.4% | 242 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 19.1% | 5.3% | 0.8% | 225 |
| 2016/17 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 18.9% | 5.5% | 1.1% | 222 |
| 2017/18 | 8.9% | 4.8% | +4.1pp | 29.3% | 7.2% | 1.7% | 270 |
| 2018/19 | 10.4% | 4.6% | +5.8pp | 36.9% | 8.4% | 2.0% | 271 |
| 2020/21 | 9.2% | 4.5% | +4.7pp | 27.2% | 6.8% | 2.3% | 254 |
| 2021/22 | 14.2% | 7.1% | +7.1pp | 55.0% | 9.8% | 4.5% | 258 |
| 2022/23 | 11.4% | 6.8% | +4.6pp | 35.1% | 7.7% | 3.7% | 239 |
| 2023/24 | 12.5% | 6.6% | +6.0pp | 36.1% | 8.0% | 4.5% | 238 |
| 2024/25 | 12.8% | 6.2% | +6.5pp | 36.4% | 7.3% | 5.5% | 250 |
28 November 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2019 | — | Requires improvement |