Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£9,584.91
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
60.7%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+23.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.2%.
8 February 2017 · Academy First Section 5
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
891
Capacity
900 (99%)
Free school meals
67.0%
English additional lang.
15.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
47.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.9
Mean salary
£46,869
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
36.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.2%
Unauthorised absence
10.1%
2024/25 · 953 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 | £8.4m | £6.3m | £4.8m | 57.4% | +£2.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £9,423 |
| 2022/23 | £8.7m | £6.6m | £5.2m | 59.5% | +£2.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £9,649 |
| 2023/24 | £8.6m | £6.6m | £5.2m | 60.7% | +£2.0m | £0 | 0.0% | £9,585 |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
48% of spend
Support staff
£1.6m
24% of spend
Premises
£329k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.0m
16% 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 | —* | 34.0 | 35.3% | 21.4% | 15.6% | — | 173 |
* 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 | 50.5 | 17.7 | — | 41.0% | 0.0% | 12.3 |
| 2022/23 | 44.3 | 20.3 | £38,924 | 25.7% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2023/24 | 40.7 | 22.1 | £41,999 | 26.4% | 0.0% | 9.0 |
| 2024/25 | 47.1 | 18.9 | £46,869 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
13.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
36.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
10.1%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.3% | 4.4% | +1.9pp | 18.1% | 3.4% | 2.8% | 443 |
| 2014/15 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 16.4% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 537 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.8% | 3.2% | 2.6% | 607 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 13.7% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 671 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 14.1% | 3.4% | 1.8% | 722 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 12.6% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 820 |
| 2020/21 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 18.1% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 908 |
| 2021/22 | 10.4% | 7.1% | +3.3pp | 30.7% | 4.9% | 5.5% | 924 |
| 2022/23 | 12.1% | 6.8% | +5.3pp | 34.0% | 4.1% | 8.0% | 937 |
| 2023/24 | 12.2% | 6.6% | +5.7pp | 34.3% | 3.8% | 8.4% | 957 |
| 2024/25 | 13.3% | 6.2% | +7.0pp | 36.4% | 3.2% | 10.1% | 953 |
8 February 2017 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 2013 | URN 133256 | Inadequate |