Per-pupil income
£7,013.5
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+3.7%
of income
No active flags for this school.
21 September 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,180
Capacity
1,087 (109%)
Free school meals
18.5%
English additional lang.
32.7%
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.
63.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.5
Mean salary
£53,223
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 913 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 | £6.8m | £6.5m | £5.5m | 80.5% | +£301k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,072 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £8.3m | £6.1m | 81.1% | -£795k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,454 |
| 2023/24 | £8.3m | £8.0m | £6.5m | 77.6% | +£309k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,014 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
Support staff
£913k
Premises
£164k
Other costs
£1.4m
4.5%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
4.4%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
1.1%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | 57.3 | 85.9% | 64.7% | 81.0% | — | 184 |
* 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 | 70.2 | 15.9 | £43,591 | 4.1% | 0.0% | 2.0 |
| 2021/22 | 74.7 | 15.0 | £43,858 | 15.1% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2022/23 | 68.3 | 17.0 | £43,143 | 14.6% | 0.0% | 1.8 |
| 2023/24 | 66.6 | 17.8 | £49,386 | 14.9% | 2.9% | 2.9 |
| 2024/25 | 63.7 | 18.5 | £53,223 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.8% | 4.4% | -0.6pp | 8.3% | 2.9% | 0.8% | 845 |
| 2014/15 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 6.9% | 2.8% | 0.9% | 850 |
| 2015/16 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 6.5% | 2.7% | 0.8% | 855 |
| 2016/17 | 3.6% | 4.6% | -1.0pp | 6.1% | 2.9% | 0.7% | 857 |
| 2017/18 | 4.2% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 7.1% | 3.3% | 0.9% | 856 |
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 5.5% | 3.2% | 0.8% | 857 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 11.5% | 3.7% | 0.6% | 871 |
| 2021/22 | 5.9% | 7.1% | -1.3pp | 14.2% | 4.9% | 1.0% | 889 |
| 2022/23 | 6.0% | 6.8% | -0.8pp | 16.2% | 4.7% | 1.3% | 915 |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% | -0.3pp | 16.7% | 4.8% | 1.4% | 924 |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% | -0.5pp | 14.2% | 4.4% | 1.4% | 913 |
21 September 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2012 | — | Good |