Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,390.61
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
16.1%
of income
In-year balance
+4.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 23.0%.
4 February 2020 · Special Measures S5 ReInspection
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
900
Capacity
1,116 (81%)
Free school meals
31.9%
English additional lang.
2.7%
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.
53.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.7
Mean salary
£50,292
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 830 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 | £4.9m | £4.7m | £3.8m | 77.6% | +£129k | £726k | 14.9% | £6,078 |
| 2022/23 | £5.7m | £5.3m | £4.1m | 71.3% | +£421k | £950k | 16.7% | £6,771 |
| 2023/24 | £6.5m | £6.1m | £4.7m | 73.2% | +£313k | £1.0m | 16.1% | £7,391 |
Teaching staff
£3.5m
Support staff
£562k
Premises
£417k
Other costs
£1.0m
7.0%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
4.2%
Premises (total)
2.5%
Supply staff
5.3%
Catering
0.0%
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 | —* | 44.5 | 64.1% | 42.7% | 24.8% | — | 117 |
* 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 | 40.2 | 18.0 | £41,192 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2021/22 | 46.4 | 17.2 | £39,845 | 15.1% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2022/23 | 49.3 | 17.1 | £42,410 | 14.1% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2023/24 | 54.2 | 16.1 | £45,819 | 23.0% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2024/25 | 53.8 | 16.7 | £50,292 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.5% | 4.4% | +2.1pp | 17.6% | 4.6% | 1.9% | 660 |
| 2014/15 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 18.2% | 4.5% | 1.8% | 610 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.2% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 566 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 13.3% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 563 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 11.0% | 3.7% | 1.3% | 598 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 9.1% | 3.4% | 1.3% | 605 |
| 2020/21 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 7.8% | 2.8% | 1.2% | 629 |
| 2021/22 | 7.8% | 7.1% | +0.7pp | 21.2% | 5.1% | 2.7% | 688 |
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% | +2.4pp | 25.0% | 4.9% | 4.3% | 739 |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% | +2.2pp | 22.9% | 4.7% | 4.1% | 793 |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% | +1.5pp | 20.2% | 4.8% | 3.0% | 830 |
4 February 2020 · Special Measures S5 ReInspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2017 | — | Inadequate |