Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,088.8
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-1.2%
of income
In-year balance
+10.1%
of income
Elevated: turnover 18.6%, vacancy rate 4.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.4%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
19 September 2023 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,397
Capacity
1,599 (87%)
Free school meals
28.2%
English additional lang.
13.5%
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.
82.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.9
Mean salary
£48,279
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.8%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25 · 1,369 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 | £7.5m | £6.8m | £5.5m | 74.0% | +£664k | £0 | 0.0% | £5,082 |
| 2022/23 | £6.6m | £6.1m | £4.8m | 73.0% | +£530k | -£199k | -3.0% | £4,501 |
| 2023/24 | £10.4m | £9.3m | £7.1m | 68.2% | +£1.0m | -£129k | -1.2% | £7,089 |
Teaching staff
£5.4m
Support staff
£187k
Premises
£258k
Other costs
£2.0m
10.9%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
6.0%
Premises (total)
3.4%
Supply staff
4.3%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | 45.5 | 65.9% | 43.9% | 16.3% | — | 264 |
* 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 | 83.3 | 17.8 | £39,961 | 35.3% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2021/22 | 79.3 | 18.5 | £43,711 | 18.6% | 4.8% | 6.9 |
| 2022/23 | 82.8 | 17.8 | £41,846 | 18.4% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2023/24 | 83.5 | 17.5 | £45,706 | 17.5% | 1.2% | 4.5 |
| 2024/25 | 82.8 | 16.9 | £48,279 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 13.4% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 1,303 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 11.7% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 1,295 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 13.3% | 2.9% | 2.1% | 1,322 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | 0.0pp | 10.1% | 3.1% | 1.5% | 1,335 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 10.4% | 3.4% | 1.6% | 1,320 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 10.2% | 3.2% | 2.0% | 1,349 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 9.3% | 2.8% | 1.6% | 1,380 |
| 2021/22 | 7.6% | 7.1% | +0.5pp | 20.7% | 4.8% | 2.8% | 1,364 |
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% | +1.6pp | 23.6% | 5.0% | 3.4% | 1,367 |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% | +3.1pp | 26.2% | 5.5% | 4.2% | 1,364 |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% | +1.9pp | 21.0% | 3.8% | 4.3% | 1,369 |
19 September 2023 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov 2022 | — | Inadequate |