Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,167.66
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
79.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
12.4%
of income
In-year balance
-1.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.8% of income.
1 March 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
819
Capacity
750 (109%)
Free school meals
31.9%
English additional lang.
1.8%
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.
50.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£47,006
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.9%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 843 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 | £5.8m | £5.5m | £4.3m | 73.3% | +£307k | £999k | 17.2% | £6,994 |
| 2022/23 | £5.8m | £5.9m | £4.5m | 77.6% | -£14k | £985k | 16.8% | £7,229 |
| 2023/24 | £6.2m | £6.2m | £4.8m | 77.1% | -£34k | £950k | 15.3% | £7,649 |
| 2024/25 | £6.7m | £6.8m | £5.3m | 79.5% | -£121k | £829k | 12.4% | £8,168 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£405k
Other costs
£1.1m
7.2%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
1.2%
ICT
11.1%
Premises (total)
1.9%
Supply staff
1.4%
Catering
1.8%
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 | —* | 44.2 | 65.6% | 44.4% | 28.8% | — | 160 |
* 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 | 49.8 | 17.3 | £43,695 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2021/22 | 48.2 | 17.2 | £43,141 | 12.4% | 0.0% | 12.1 |
| 2022/23 | 46.0 | 17.6 | £43,977 | 23.0% | 0.0% | 17.1 |
| 2023/24 | 49.0 | 16.5 | £45,352 | 20.4% | 3.9% | 8.1 |
| 2024/25 | 50.4 | 16.3 | £47,006 | —% | 1.9% | — |
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.2pp | 12.0% | 3.3% | 1.2% | 785 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 13.5% | 3.7% | 1.2% | 814 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.5% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 844 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 15.1% | 3.8% | 1.7% | 887 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 16.7% | 4.0% | 1.9% | 898 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 12.6% | 3.3% | 2.0% | 897 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.7% | 3.5% | 1.5% | 883 |
| 2021/22 | 8.8% | 7.1% | +1.6pp | 25.5% | 6.3% | 2.5% | 856 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.5pp | 23.1% | 5.1% | 3.2% | 828 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 24.4% | 5.6% | 3.6% | 836 |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% | +1.9pp | 21.7% | 5.4% | 2.7% | 843 |
1 March 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 2013 | — | Requires improvement |