Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,379.36
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.5%
of income
In-year balance
-6.4%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 6.4% of income.
26 June 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,358
Capacity
1,260 (108%)
Free school meals
16.5%
English additional lang.
10.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
82.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.5
Mean salary
£49,766
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
11.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25 · 1,042 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 | £8.4m | £8.0m | £6.0m | 71.4% | +£461k | £904k | 10.8% | £6,061 |
| 2022/23 | £9.4m | £9.5m | £6.7m | 70.9% | -£72k | £834k | 8.9% | £6,956 |
| 2023/24 | £9.9m | £10.6m | £7.4m | 74.7% | -£635k | £442k | 4.5% | £7,379 |
Teaching staff
£6.2m
Support staff
£609k
Premises
£589k
Other costs
£2.6m
5.4%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
4.7%
Premises (total)
0.2%
Supply staff
3.0%
Catering
1.9%
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 | —* | 59.4 | 85.4% | 73.3% | 52.4% | — | 206 |
* 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 | 80.7 | 16.6 | £40,560 | 13.0% | 0.0% | 1.2 |
| 2021/22 | 81.2 | 17.1 | £41,965 | 12.3% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 86.6 | 15.6 | £43,423 | 11.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2023/24 | 84.4 | 16.0 | £48,366 | 5.1% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2024/25 | 82.3 | 16.5 | £49,766 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
11.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.1% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 8.3% | 3.7% | 0.4% | 994 |
| 2014/15 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.0% | 3.6% | 0.5% | 985 |
| 2015/16 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 6.4% | 2.9% | 0.5% | 981 |
| 2016/17 | 3.7% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 7.2% | 3.1% | 0.6% | 998 |
| 2017/18 | 3.8% | 4.8% | -1.0pp | 8.5% | 3.0% | 0.7% | 1,004 |
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 8.1% | 3.1% | 0.9% | 1,018 |
| 2020/21 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 8.4% | 2.7% | 1.1% | 1,039 |
| 2021/22 | 5.5% | 7.1% | -1.6pp | 13.6% | 4.1% | 1.4% | 1,046 |
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% | -1.0pp | 11.7% | 4.5% | 1.3% | 1,046 |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% | +0.0pp | 15.9% | 5.1% | 1.5% | 1,050 |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% | -0.3pp | 11.5% | 5.0% | 0.9% | 1,042 |
26 June 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2012 | — | Outstanding |