Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,310.4
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
60.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+30.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.
30 January 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
895
Capacity
1,200 (75%)
Free school meals
50.3%
English additional lang.
29.7%
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.
52.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.1
Mean salary
£44,663
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
2024/25 · 945 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 | £1.7m | £1.2m | £998k | 60.2% | +£425k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,217 |
| 2022/23 | £3.4m | £2.2m | £2.0m | 58.6% | +£1.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,201 |
| 2023/24 | £5.4m | £3.8m | £3.3m | 60.5% | +£1.6m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,310 |
Teaching staff
£2.5m
65% of spend
Support staff
£533k
14% of spend
Premises
£8k
0% of spend
Other costs
£491k
13% 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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 0 |
* 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 15.6 | 26.7 | £37,449 | 3.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 18.6 | 35.3 | £41,592 | 7.5% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2024/25 | 52.2 | 17.1 | £44,663 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 6.2% | 7.1% | -0.9pp | 15.4% | 3.6% | 2.7% | 182 |
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% | +1.6pp | 23.8% | 3.8% | 4.6% | 432 |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% | +2.2pp | 26.4% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 687 |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% | +3.2pp | 29.6% | 4.3% | 5.2% | 945 |
30 January 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good