Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£21,888.89
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
88.2%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
42.9%
of income
In-year balance
-5.3%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 88.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.2% of income.
Elevated: turnover 17.3%.
17 June 2015 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
256
Capacity
220 (116%)
Free school meals
39.2%
English additional lang.
15.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–19
Your school compared against 30 similar other 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.
35.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
7.1
Mean salary
£45,664
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25 · 219 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 | £5.5m | £4.9m | £4.2m | 75.5% | +£599k | £2.5m | 46.0% | £22,076 |
| 2022/23 | £5.7m | £5.5m | £4.6m | 79.7% | +£260k | £2.8m | 48.9% | £22,315 |
| 2023/24 | £5.7m | £6.0m | £5.0m | 88.2% | -£300k | £2.5m | 42.9% | £21,889 |
Teaching staff
£1.9m
32% of spend
Support staff
£2.6m
43% of spend
Premises
£299k
5% of spend
Other costs
£675k
11% 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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 27 |
* 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 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 38.2 | 6.4 | £40,988 | 9.9% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2021/22 | 39.4 | 6.4 | £41,250 | 2.5% | 2.5% | 10.8 |
| 2022/23 | 42.5 | 6.0 | £39,515 | 8.0% | 2.3% | 6.7 |
| 2023/24 | 38.2 | 6.8 | £45,122 | 17.3% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2024/25 | 35.9 | 7.1 | £45,664 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 12.8% | 4.8% | 0.7% | 164 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 15.0% | 4.7% | 0.3% | 180 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 8.1% | 4.1% | 0.3% | 172 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 15.1% | 4.5% | 0.7% | 199 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 14.4% | 5.7% | 0.6% | 195 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 13.3% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 188 |
| 2020/21 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 16.8% | 5.8% | 0.3% | 208 |
| 2021/22 | 9.2% | 7.1% | +2.1pp | 33.0% | 8.5% | 0.7% | 215 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 27.9% | 7.0% | 0.8% | 208 |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% | +0.9pp | 24.2% | 6.6% | 0.9% | 219 |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% | +0.2pp | 16.0% | 5.6% | 0.8% | 219 |
17 June 2015 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 2011 | URN 122164 | Outstanding |