Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,683.46
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+12.3%
of income
Elevated: turnover 35.3%.
9 May 2018 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
826
Capacity
750 (110%)
Free school meals
38.0%
English additional lang.
25.5%
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.
47.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£48,119
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
12.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.6%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 835 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 | £5.6m | £4.9m | £3.9m | 69.0% | +£762k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,184 |
| 2022/23 | £5.9m | £4.8m | £4.1m | 69.3% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,562 |
| 2023/24 | £5.9m | £5.2m | £4.5m | 76.0% | +£731k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,683 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
63% of spend
Support staff
£993k
19% of spend
Premises
£195k
4% of spend
Other costs
£502k
10% 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 | —* | 49.4 | 70.9% | 51.7% | 11.9% | — | 151 |
* 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 | 41.4 | 18.9 | — | 23.6% | 0.0% | 0.8 |
| 2022/23 | 45.2 | 17.3 | £39,169 | 35.3% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2023/24 | 35.0 | 22.1 | £44,972 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2024/25 | 47.5 | 17.4 | £48,119 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
12.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 3.1% | 4.8% | -1.7pp | 4.4% | 2.3% | 0.8% | 770 |
| 2018/19 | 3.1% | 4.6% | -1.5pp | 4.4% | 2.4% | 0.7% | 779 |
| 2020/21 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 7.7% | 2.5% | 0.9% | 795 |
| 2021/22 | 4.6% | 7.1% | -2.6pp | 11.0% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 797 |
| 2022/23 | 6.0% | 6.8% | -0.8pp | 18.2% | 4.4% | 1.6% | 801 |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% | -1.0pp | 15.1% | 3.9% | 1.6% | 795 |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% | -1.0pp | 12.6% | 3.6% | 1.7% | 835 |
9 May 2018 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Leadership & management
Outstanding