Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,235.29
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+1.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.6%.
Elevated: turnover 16.6%, vacancy rate 3.6%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.8%.
16 April 2024 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
783
Capacity
860 (91%)
Free school meals
31.0%
English additional lang.
9.5%
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.
50.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.5
Mean salary
£49,392
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.8%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
33.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
6.8%
2024/25 · 829 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 | £5.4m | £5.6m | £4.3m | 79.0% | -£235k | -£150k | -2.8% | £6,409 |
| 2022/23 | £6.1m | £6.1m | £4.5m | 74.2% | -£23k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,319 |
| 2023/24 | £6.7m | £6.6m | £4.9m | 73.4% | +£97k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,235 |
Teaching staff
£3.5m
Support staff
£773k
Premises
£311k
Other costs
£1.4m
7.7%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
5.9%
Premises (total)
1.0%
Supply staff
5.0%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 34.5 | 40.7% | 22.8% | 27.2% | — | 162 |
* 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 | 57.7 | 14.6 | £40,915 | 5.2% | 0.0% | 1.8 |
| 2021/22 | 59.3 | 14.2 | £40,333 | 24.1% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2022/23 | 56.0 | 14.8 | £42,148 | 46.2% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 53.0 | 15.4 | £44,169 | 16.6% | 3.6% | 3.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.6 | 15.5 | £49,392 | —% | 3.8% | — |
Overall absence
11.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
33.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 13.8% | 4.1% | 1.1% | 738 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 15.0% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 886 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.3% | 4.0% | 1.8% | 858 |
| 2016/17 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 14.8% | 4.2% | 1.9% | 853 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 11.4% | 3.7% | 1.6% | 852 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 11.4% | 3.5% | 1.5% | 843 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.6% | 3.8% | 1.5% | 846 |
| 2021/22 | 10.1% | 7.1% | +3.0pp | 31.3% | 6.2% | 3.9% | 856 |
| 2022/23 | 11.8% | 6.8% | +5.0pp | 35.7% | 6.7% | 5.1% | 868 |
| 2023/24 | 11.6% | 6.6% | +5.1pp | 35.1% | 5.6% | 6.0% | 874 |
| 2024/25 | 11.3% | 6.2% | +5.0pp | 33.0% | 4.5% | 6.8% | 829 |
16 April 2024 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Dec 2022 | — | Inadequate |