Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,925.62
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
82.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
4.7%
of income
In-year balance
-4.3%
of income
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 15.4% to 9.7%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.8% of income.
29 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
948
Capacity
996 (95%)
Free school meals
11.4%
English additional lang.
14.9%
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.
56.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.9
Mean salary
£50,845
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
11.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
2024/25 · 763 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 | £5.3m | £4.3m | 79.0% | +£140k | £847k | 15.4% | £5,669 |
| 2022/23 | £5.8m | £5.8m | £4.6m | 79.5% | -£28k | £819k | 14.2% | £5,981 |
| 2023/24 | £6.0m | £6.3m | £4.8m | 80.3% | -£231k | £588k | 9.7% | £6,417 |
| 2024/25 | £6.6m | £6.8m | £5.4m | 82.5% | -£281k | £307k | 4.7% | £6,926 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£336k
Premises
£276k
Other costs
£1.2m
8.1%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
8.4%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
4.0%
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 | —* | 63.0 | 93.8% | 75.3% | 82.2% | — | 146 |
* 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 | 57.2 | 16.8 | £42,367 | 4.0% | 0.0% | 1.5 |
| 2021/22 | 59.5 | 16.3 | £41,906 | 2.9% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2022/23 | 59.4 | 16.3 | £42,306 | 8.9% | 0.0% | 1.0 |
| 2023/24 | 56.5 | 16.6 | £44,789 | 1.8% | 0.0% | 1.2 |
| 2024/25 | 56.2 | 16.9 | £50,845 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
11.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 9.9% | 4.1% | 0.1% | 737 |
| 2014/15 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.4% | 4.0% | 0.3% | 747 |
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 7.4% | 3.7% | 0.3% | 746 |
| 2016/17 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 8.6% | 3.8% | 0.3% | 736 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 9.2% | 4.1% | 0.6% | 730 |
| 2018/19 | 4.6% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 9.9% | 4.2% | 0.5% | 747 |
| 2020/21 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 7.8% | 3.4% | 0.3% | 755 |
| 2021/22 | 6.7% | 7.1% | -0.4pp | 18.7% | 6.3% | 0.5% | 759 |
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% | -0.2pp | 18.3% | 6.3% | 0.3% | 754 |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% | -0.3pp | 17.1% | 5.9% | 0.4% | 758 |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% | -0.7pp | 11.1% | 5.0% | 0.5% | 763 |
29 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2009 | — | Outstanding |