Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,589.54
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
60.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+17.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
Elevated: turnover 19.0%.
17 January 2018 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
981
Capacity
1,100 (89%)
Free school meals
22.0%
English additional lang.
8.5%
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.
57.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.2
Mean salary
£48,564
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25 · 989 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 | £5.9m | £4.9m | £3.7m | 63.1% | +£1.0m | £0 | 0.0% | £5,938 |
| 2022/23 | £7.0m | £5.8m | £4.4m | 62.5% | +£1.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,990 |
| 2023/24 | £7.5m | £6.2m | £4.6m | 60.3% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,590 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
Support staff
£759k
Premises
£370k
Other costs
£1.3m
3.4%
Admin staff
3.5%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
9.7%
Premises (total)
1.0%
Supply staff
3.1%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 45.1 | 61.7% | 42.0% | 57.4% | — | 188 |
* 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 | 49.9 | 19.8 | £44,169 | 19.8% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 49.0 | 20.4 | £44,741 | 16.8% | 3.9% | 6.3 |
| 2022/23 | 52.9 | 18.9 | £44,783 | 12.7% | 1.9% | 6.6 |
| 2023/24 | 56.3 | 17.6 | £44,212 | 19.0% | 1.7% | 3.8 |
| 2024/25 | 57.0 | 17.2 | £48,564 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 18.0% | 4.6% | 1.0% | 523 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.0% | 3.5% | 1.7% | 847 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 12.4% | 3.0% | 1.6% | 861 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 14.9% | 3.4% | 2.0% | 867 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 14.3% | 3.6% | 2.0% | 887 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 15.2% | 3.1% | 1.9% | 931 |
| 2021/22 | 8.6% | 7.1% | +1.5pp | 26.3% | 5.3% | 3.3% | 941 |
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% | +1.6pp | 24.4% | 4.6% | 3.8% | 965 |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% | +2.1pp | 21.5% | 5.0% | 3.8% | 989 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 20.4% | 4.3% | 3.6% | 989 |
17 January 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good