Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,751.78
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
14.5%
of income
In-year balance
+6.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
7 November 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,379
Capacity
1,250 (110%)
Free school meals
29.8%
English additional lang.
10.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
89.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.5
Mean salary
£50,251
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25 · 1,191 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 | £9.4m | £8.4m | £6.4m | 68.0% | +£981k | £2.3m | 24.7% | £6,606 |
| 2022/23 | £9.3m | £9.5m | £7.0m | 75.1% | -£186k | £1.5m | 16.3% | £6,647 |
| 2023/24 | £10.9m | £10.1m | £7.7m | 70.5% | +£753k | £1.6m | 14.5% | £7,752 |
Teaching staff
£5.7m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£563k
Other costs
£1.9m
2.6%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
7.0%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
5.5%
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 | —* | 41.4 | 55.7% | 22.2% | 15.4% | — | 221 |
* 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 | 84.5 | 16.4 | £42,128 | 6.0% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2021/22 | 86.2 | 16.6 | £43,027 | 11.9% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2022/23 | 87.1 | 16.1 | £44,055 | 10.1% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2023/24 | 87.5 | 16.1 | £44,678 | 14.9% | 1.1% | 6.8 |
| 2024/25 | 89.1 | 15.5 | £50,251 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 13.6% | 4.6% | 0.3% | 980 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 13.8% | 4.5% | 0.4% | 988 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 13.1% | 4.1% | 0.4% | 1,055 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 11.8% | 4.2% | 0.4% | 1,089 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 10.6% | 4.2% | 0.5% | 1,138 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 12.7% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 1,153 |
| 2020/21 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 16.3% | 5.2% | 0.6% | 1,175 |
| 2021/22 | 10.6% | 7.1% | +3.5pp | 37.2% | 9.3% | 1.3% | 1,198 |
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% | +2.6pp | 29.1% | 8.0% | 1.4% | 1,217 |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% | +3.1pp | 30.1% | 8.0% | 1.6% | 1,215 |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% | +2.4pp | 26.8% | 7.3% | 1.3% | 1,191 |
7 November 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2014 | — | Good |