Per-pupil income
£6,421.42
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
0.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
8.1%
of income
In-year balance
+87.6%
of income
No active flags for this school.
6 February 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
995
Capacity
1,070 (93%)
Free school meals
8.4%
English additional lang.
9.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
51.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.3
Mean salary
£49,935
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
10.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
2024/25 · 745 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 | £5.5m | £5.1m | £3.7m | 68.0% | +£370k | £741k | 13.5% | £5,865 |
| 2022/23 | £6.1m | £5.7m | £4.0m | 64.5% | +£432k | £689k | 11.2% | £6,356 |
| 2023/24 | £6.4m | £798k | £30k | 0.5% | +£5.6m | £522k | 8.1% | £6,421 |
Teaching staff
£0
Support staff
£0
Premises
-£2k
Other costs
£770k
0.0%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
3.5%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
1.8%
Catering
0.5%
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 | —* | 58.8 | 95.2% | 75.2% | 62.8% | — | 145 |
* 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 | 51.7 | 17.3 | £42,864 | 4.1% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 56.3 | 16.7 | £44,169 | 5.5% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 53.9 | 17.9 | £48,075 | 10.6% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2023/24 | 54.5 | 18.3 | £46,792 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2024/25 | 51.6 | 19.3 | £49,935 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
10.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.8% | 4.4% | -0.6pp | 6.8% | 3.5% | 0.3% | 718 |
| 2014/15 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 7.7% | 4.1% | 0.3% | 725 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.4% | 4.7% | 0.2% | 713 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 12.3% | 4.4% | 0.6% | 694 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 10.0% | 4.5% | 0.6% | 668 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 7.3% | 3.7% | 0.6% | 642 |
| 2020/21 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 10.7% | 3.8% | 0.6% | 665 |
| 2021/22 | 6.3% | 7.1% | -0.8pp | 16.5% | 5.1% | 1.2% | 703 |
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% | -0.3pp | 17.5% | 6.0% | 0.6% | 714 |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% | -0.6pp | 14.1% | 5.3% | 0.7% | 744 |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% | -1.3pp | 10.7% | 4.6% | 0.3% | 745 |
6 February 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2015 | — | Good |