Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,232.94
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+9.7%
of income
Elevated: sickness 11.0 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding14 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,149
Capacity
1,200 (96%)
Free school meals
28.9%
English additional lang.
33.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
62.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.4
Mean salary
£50,939
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.6%
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.
23.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 1,208 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 | £7.3m | £6.4m | £5.2m | 71.0% | +£816k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,112 |
| 2022/23 | £8.1m | £6.8m | £5.4m | 66.2% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,945 |
| 2023/24 | £8.5m | £7.7m | £5.9m | 69.1% | +£823k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,233 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£304k
Other costs
£1.5m
3.3%
Admin staff
3.2%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
7.6%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
3.2%
Catering
0.2%
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 | —* | 52.6 | 74.6% | 53.8% | 89.6% | — | 240 |
* 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 | 64.0 | 18.8 | £45,360 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2021/22 | 66.4 | 17.9 | £46,840 | 19.7% | 0.0% | 8.7 |
| 2022/23 | 57.5 | 20.4 | £44,782 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 11.0 |
| 2023/24 | 61.8 | 19.0 | £48,655 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2024/25 | 62.4 | 18.4 | £50,939 | —% | 1.6% | — |
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 12.6% | 4.1% | 1.1% | 1,214 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 14.9% | 4.1% | 1.5% | 1,204 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 13.1% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 1,259 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 10.7% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 1,291 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 12.3% | 4.2% | 1.4% | 1,314 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 14.3% | 4.3% | 1.7% | 1,290 |
| 2020/21 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 16.3% | 4.6% | 2.0% | 1,248 |
| 2021/22 | 8.9% | 7.1% | +1.7pp | 26.5% | 5.9% | 3.0% | 1,243 |
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% | +0.7pp | 21.3% | 5.0% | 2.5% | 1,251 |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 20.7% | 4.9% | 3.2% | 1,239 |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% | +2.1pp | 23.1% | 4.8% | 3.5% | 1,208 |
14 January 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 2013 | URN 120279 | Outstanding |