Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,764.96
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
58.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.0%
of income
In-year balance
+11.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.3%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Elevated: vacancy rate 5.1%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 11.3%.
23 May 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
704
Capacity
800 (88%)
Free school meals
47.0%
English additional lang.
38.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
39.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.0
Mean salary
£51,920
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
11.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25 · 755 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 | £5.3m | £4.7m | £3.5m | 66.1% | +£608k | £313k | 5.8% | £8,626 |
| 2022/23 | £5.4m | £4.8m | £3.5m | 64.5% | +£506k | £8k | 0.1% | £7,853 |
| 2023/24 | £6.2m | £5.4m | £3.6m | 58.6% | +£708k | £183k | 3.0% | £8,765 |
Teaching staff
£2.5m
Support staff
£384k
Premises
£280k
Other costs
£1.6m
7.1%
Admin staff
4.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
9.5%
Premises (total)
2.9%
Supply staff
4.1%
Catering
0.2%
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 | —* | 43.1 | 59.0% | 34.7% | 16.0% | — | 144 |
* 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 | 47.6 | 13.5 | £40,802 | 34.6% | 2.1% | — |
| 2021/22 | 47.2 | 13.1 | £42,252 | 27.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 44.3 | 15.4 | £43,799 | 34.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 37.2 | 18.9 | £48,124 | 13.4% | 5.1% | 6.3 |
| 2024/25 | 39.1 | 18.0 | £51,920 | —% | 11.3% | — |
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 7.4% | 4.5% | +2.9pp | 21.5% | 2.8% | 4.6% | 674 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +1.0pp | 23.1% | 2.8% | 5.3% | 683 |
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% | +4.0pp | 32.6% | 2.3% | 8.5% | 791 |
| 2023/24 | 11.3% | 6.6% | +4.7pp | 34.4% | 4.4% | 6.8% | 782 |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% | +1.4pp | 24.4% | 4.3% | 3.3% | 755 |
23 May 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement