Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£9,353.57
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
3.9%
of income
In-year balance
+9.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.3%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes.
Elevated: turnover 38.4%.
6 December 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
932
Capacity
1,340 (70%)
Free school meals
64.4%
English additional lang.
5.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
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.
66.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.1
Mean salary
£50,394
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
40.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.7%
Unauthorised absence
5.6%
2024/25 · 914 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 | £7.8m | £6.9m | £5.5m | 71.0% | +£901k | £419k | 5.4% | £7,467 |
| 2022/23 | £9.0m | £7.8m | £6.3m | 70.1% | +£1.2m | £595k | 6.6% | £8,750 |
| 2023/24 | £9.6m | £8.6m | £6.9m | 72.6% | +£933k | £369k | 3.9% | £9,354 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
Support staff
£674k
Premises
£210k
Other costs
£1.5m
16.9%
Admin staff
3.3%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
7.4%
Premises (total)
2.6%
Supply staff
3.8%
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 | —* | 30.7 | 30.4% | 4.7% | 3.4% | — | 148 |
* 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 | 63.3 | 15.8 | £40,124 | 15.3% | 4.5% | 5.4 |
| 2021/22 | 68.5 | 15.2 | £41,813 | 21.2% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2022/23 | 73.9 | 13.9 | £43,844 | 38.4% | 1.3% | 5.8 |
| 2023/24 | 61.0 | 16.7 | £49,771 | 9.8% | 7.6% | 6.1 |
| 2024/25 | 66.2 | 14.1 | £50,394 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
40.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.6% | 4.4% | +2.2pp | 22.4% | 5.0% | 1.6% | 1,058 |
| 2014/15 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 23.8% | 5.3% | 2.0% | 1,015 |
| 2015/16 | 7.7% | 4.5% | +3.2pp | 25.9% | 5.8% | 1.8% | 985 |
| 2016/17 | 7.9% | 4.6% | +3.3pp | 26.1% | 5.2% | 2.7% | 951 |
| 2017/18 | 7.5% | 4.8% | +2.7pp | 27.6% | 3.1% | 4.4% | 910 |
| 2018/19 | 7.9% | 4.6% | +3.3pp | 26.9% | 4.4% | 3.5% | 854 |
| 2020/21 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 21.9% | 4.7% | 2.3% | 917 |
| 2021/22 | 12.4% | 7.1% | +5.3pp | 42.5% | 8.3% | 4.1% | 940 |
| 2022/23 | 15.8% | 6.8% | +8.9pp | 48.3% | 7.1% | 8.7% | 982 |
| 2023/24 | 17.0% | 6.6% | +10.4pp | 49.3% | 9.8% | 7.2% | 1,017 |
| 2024/25 | 12.3% | 6.2% | +6.1pp | 40.3% | 6.7% | 5.6% | 914 |
6 December 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2020 | — | Requires improvement |