Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,599.06
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
73.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.5%
of income
In-year balance
+2.8%
of income
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 8.5% to 3.8%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.8% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 3.8%.
13 December 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,126
Capacity
1,230 (92%)
Free school meals
10.9%
English additional lang.
6.4%
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.
63.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.7
Mean salary
£52,303
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
2024/25 · 921 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 | £7.3m | £7.1m | £5.4m | 73.8% | +£281k | £626k | 8.5% | £5,926 |
| 2022/23 | £7.6m | £7.7m | £5.9m | 78.0% | -£164k | £462k | 6.1% | £6,198 |
| 2023/24 | £8.3m | £8.5m | £6.3m | 75.7% | -£149k | £313k | 3.8% | £7,108 |
| 2024/25 | £8.6m | £8.3m | £6.3m | 73.9% | +£243k | £555k | 6.5% | £7,599 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
Support staff
£775k
Premises
£431k
Other costs
£1.6m
6.3%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
8.8%
Premises (total)
2.0%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
1.3%
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 | —* | 62.5 | 93.8% | 79.7% | 97.2% | — | 177 |
* 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 | 69.2 | 17.5 | £43,110 | 6.6% | 1.4% | 2.4 |
| 2021/22 | 69.7 | 17.8 | £43,517 | 15.0% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2022/23 | 67.6 | 18.1 | £43,887 | 15.6% | 0.0% | 8.2 |
| 2023/24 | 70.4 | 16.6 | £43,566 | 11.9% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2024/25 | 63.5 | 17.7 | £52,303 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.0% | 4.4% | -1.3pp | 5.3% | 2.8% | 0.2% | 915 |
| 2014/15 | 3.1% | 4.5% | -1.4pp | 4.3% | 2.8% | 0.3% | 909 |
| 2015/16 | 3.2% | 4.5% | -1.3pp | 4.7% | 2.9% | 0.2% | 914 |
| 2016/17 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 6.1% | 3.6% | 0.3% | 917 |
| 2017/18 | 4.4% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 8.7% | 4.1% | 0.3% | 939 |
| 2018/19 | 4.6% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 13.3% | 4.2% | 0.4% | 946 |
| 2020/21 | 3.0% | 4.5% | -1.5pp | 4.8% | 2.8% | 0.2% | 944 |
| 2021/22 | 7.0% | 7.1% | -0.2pp | 19.0% | 6.5% | 0.4% | 937 |
| 2022/23 | 6.0% | 6.8% | -0.8pp | 14.2% | 5.5% | 0.5% | 934 |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% | -0.9pp | 18.5% | 5.3% | 0.3% | 936 |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% | -1.3pp | 15.8% | 4.5% | 0.4% | 921 |
13 December 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2021 | — | Requires improvement |