Per-pupil income
£6,079.17
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+6.3%
of income
No active flags for this school.
12 September 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,277
Capacity
1,405 (91%)
Free school meals
11.8%
English additional lang.
2.6%
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.
67.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.0
Mean salary
£52,685
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.9%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 976 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 | £5.7m | £5.2m | £4.2m | 73.5% | +£454k | £0 | 0.0% | £5,136 |
| 2022/23 | £6.5m | £5.8m | £4.7m | 71.5% | +£670k | £0 | 0.0% | £5,570 |
| 2023/24 | £7.3m | £6.8m | £5.4m | 74.7% | +£460k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,079 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
Support staff
£710k
Premises
£426k
Other costs
£962k
4.0%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
9.2%
Premises (total)
2.3%
Supply staff
1.0%
Catering
0.6%
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 | —* | 53.0 | 73.2% | 62.6% | 85.5% | — | 179 |
* 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 | 58.8 | 17.5 | £42,095 | 8.3% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2021/22 | 54.4 | 20.4 | £42,119 | 6.6% | 1.8% | 7.7 |
| 2022/23 | 53.5 | 21.9 | £46,213 | 14.9% | 3.6% | 3.4 |
| 2023/24 | 64.3 | 18.7 | £48,862 | 6.2% | 3.0% | 3.3 |
| 2024/25 | 67.3 | 19.0 | £52,685 | —% | 2.9% | — |
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.8% | 4.4% | +2.4pp | 17.8% | 5.3% | 1.5% | 855 |
| 2014/15 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 15.2% | 5.2% | 1.4% | 834 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 12.9% | 4.3% | 1.4% | 645 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 10.1% | 3.8% | 1.4% | 505 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 12.6% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 515 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 8.6% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 619 |
| 2020/21 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 7.0% | 3.1% | 0.6% | 785 |
| 2021/22 | 6.9% | 7.1% | -0.2pp | 17.6% | 6.1% | 0.9% | 825 |
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% | -0.4pp | 13.6% | 5.2% | 1.2% | 869 |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% | -0.3pp | 12.4% | 4.6% | 1.6% | 932 |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% | +0.4pp | 13.8% | 4.8% | 1.8% | 976 |
12 September 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 2015 | — | Requires improvement |