Per-pupil income
£7,808.25
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+7.4%
of income
No active flags for this school.
9 May 2018 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,351
Capacity
1,400 (97%)
Free school meals
41.7%
English additional lang.
41.7%
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.
79.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£47,137
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.7%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 955 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 | £10.6m | £10.3m | £8.3m | 78.1% | +£305k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,529 |
| 2022/23 | £10.8m | £9.5m | £8.0m | 74.0% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,804 |
| 2023/24 | £10.8m | £10.0m | £8.4m | 77.8% | +£796k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,808 |
Teaching staff
£6.0m
60% of spend
Support staff
£1.8m
18% of spend
Premises
£486k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.1m
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 | —* | 48.6 | 64.0% | 46.8% | 24.2% | — | 186 |
* 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 | — | — | — | —% | —% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 86.5 | 16.3 | — | 30.4% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2022/23 | 75.4 | 18.3 | £39,443 | 16.8% | 0.0% | 1.3 |
| 2023/24 | 67.6 | 20.5 | £42,263 | 27.1% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2024/25 | 79.7 | 17.0 | £47,137 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 8.7% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 1,577 |
| 2014/15 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 8.5% | 3.6% | 0.6% | 1,642 |
| 2015/16 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 7.2% | 3.4% | 0.6% | 1,712 |
| 2016/17 | 3.7% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 7.7% | 2.8% | 0.9% | 1,824 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 10.2% | 3.1% | 1.4% | 982 |
| 2018/19 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 8.2% | 2.8% | 1.1% | 965 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 10.9% | 2.8% | 1.6% | 968 |
| 2021/22 | 5.5% | 7.1% | -1.6pp | 13.7% | 3.4% | 2.2% | 956 |
| 2022/23 | 7.0% | 6.8% | +0.2pp | 20.5% | 3.8% | 3.2% | 957 |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% | -0.3pp | 17.4% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 945 |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% | +1.0pp | 22.6% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 955 |
9 May 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 2011 | URN 122894 | Good |