Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,437.72
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
79.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-1.5%
of income
In-year balance
-4.4%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.4% of income.
Elevated: turnover 16.8%.
9 July 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,563
Capacity
1,260 (124%)
Free school meals
10.2%
English additional lang.
20.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–19
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.
81.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.1
Mean salary
£52,846
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
12.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.2%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25 · 1,285 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 | £6.5m | £6.2m | £5.1m | 78.0% | +£315k | £419k | 6.4% | £5,826 |
| 2022/23 | £8.3m | £8.1m | £6.5m | 78.0% | +£221k | £355k | 4.3% | £6,085 |
| 2023/24 | £9.4m | £9.8m | £7.4m | 79.5% | -£411k | -£138k | -1.5% | £6,438 |
Teaching staff
£5.7m
Support staff
£678k
Premises
£448k
Other costs
£1.9m
7.9%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
4.2%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
5.8%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 53.6 | 76.9% | 50.4% | 74.4% | — | 121 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 85.0% | 87.0% | 90.0% | 76.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 81.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 80.0% | — |
| 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 | 53.8 | 16.9 | £42,853 | 11.5% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2021/22 | 67.4 | 16.6 | £41,250 | 12.1% | 0.0% | 2.0 |
| 2022/23 | 82.3 | 16.6 | £42,494 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2023/24 | 86.7 | 16.8 | £48,227 | 16.8% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2024/25 | 81.8 | 19.1 | £52,846 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
12.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 2.5% | 4.6% | -2.1pp | 0.8% | 2.2% | 0.3% | 122 |
| 2017/18 | 3.1% | 4.8% | -1.6pp | 4.6% | 2.5% | 0.6% | 307 |
| 2018/19 | 3.5% | 4.6% | -1.1pp | 5.7% | 2.9% | 0.6% | 490 |
| 2020/21 | 3.3% | 4.5% | -1.3pp | 7.8% | 2.9% | 0.3% | 871 |
| 2021/22 | 6.2% | 7.1% | -0.9pp | 14.5% | 5.5% | 0.7% | 995 |
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% | -0.8pp | 14.0% | 4.9% | 1.2% | 1,119 |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% | -0.9pp | 12.8% | 4.5% | 1.1% | 1,176 |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% | -0.8pp | 12.7% | 4.2% | 1.2% | 1,285 |
9 July 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding