Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£9,015.91
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
63.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+25.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.9%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
21 November 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
864
Capacity
1,200 (72%)
Free school meals
62.4%
English additional lang.
36.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in East Midlands, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
Peer percentile + trajectory. DfE range: 5-20% of income.
Peer percentile + agency/supply adjustment. DfE threshold: 80%.
In-year balance + pupil trend + income diversity.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
47.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.2
Mean salary
£46,146
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
16.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
42.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
11.5%
2024/25 · 939 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE review threshold: 78% of income. | 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 | £7.0m | £6.8m | £4.4m | 63.8% | +£185k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,126 |
| 2022/23 | £7.7m | £6.5m | £4.5m | 58.9% | +£1.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,845 |
| 2023/24 | £7.9m | £5.9m | £5.1m | 63.8% | +£2.0m | £0 | 0.0% | £9,016 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
57% of spend
Support staff
£1.2m
20% of spend
Premises
-£7k
-0% of spend
Other costs
£883k
15% of spend
| 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 | —* | 32.4 | 38.3% | 23.4% | 9.6% | — | 167 |
* 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 50.9 | 16.3 | £38,490 | 17.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 73.0 | 11.7 | — | 35.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 48.6 | 17.9 | £37,120 | 42.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 35.6 | 24.7 | £41,190 | 36.5% | 0.0% | 7.7 |
| 2024/25 | 47.5 | 18.2 | £46,146 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
16.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
42.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
11.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.1% | 4.4% | +2.7pp | 23.6% | 4.1% | 2.9% | 825 |
| 2014/15 | 8.0% | 4.5% | +3.4pp | 28.9% | 4.5% | 3.4% | 789 |
| 2015/16 | 8.7% | 4.5% | +4.3pp | 27.5% | 4.1% | 4.6% | 734 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 17.7% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 712 |
| 2017/18 | 6.9% | 4.8% | +2.2pp | 23.0% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 790 |
| 2018/19 | 9.5% | 4.6% | +4.9pp | 32.5% | 5.1% | 4.4% | 830 |
| 2020/21 | 10.3% | 4.5% | +5.7pp | 30.4% | 3.5% | 6.8% | 865 |
| 2021/22 | 14.7% | 7.1% | +7.5pp | 46.8% | 5.4% | 9.3% | 950 |
| 2022/23 | 17.1% | 6.8% | +10.3pp | 51.6% | 6.8% | 10.3% | 991 |
| 2023/24 | 15.9% | 6.6% | +9.4pp | 46.4% | 6.4% | 9.6% | 1,015 |
| 2024/25 | 16.3% | 6.2% | +10.1pp | 42.9% | 4.8% | 11.5% | 939 |
21 November 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 2019 | URN 139051 | Inadequate |