Per-pupil income
£6,290.85
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
7.8%
of income
In-year balance
+1.3%
of income
No active flags for this school.
11 October 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,740
Capacity
1,700 (102%)
Free school meals
6.4%
English additional lang.
7.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
95.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.2
Mean salary
£47,512
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
9.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
2024/25 · 1,216 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 | £9.5m | £8.8m | £6.9m | 73.2% | +£730k | £1.2m | 12.1% | £5,543 |
| 2022/23 | £10.4m | £9.9m | £7.7m | 74.5% | +£448k | £821k | 7.9% | £6,078 |
| 2023/24 | £10.9m | £10.7m | £8.2m | 75.5% | +£141k | £846k | 7.8% | £6,291 |
Teaching staff
£6.7m
63% of spend
Support staff
£342k
3% of spend
Premises
£498k
5% of spend
Other costs
£2.0m
19% 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 | —* | 68.6 | 97.5% | 92.1% | 87.0% | — | 239 |
* 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 | 88.3 | 19.1 | £42,374 | 6.3% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2021/22 | 99.7 | 17.2 | £42,333 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2022/23 | 100.7 | 17.0 | £45,723 | 7.8% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2023/24 | 96.7 | 17.9 | £46,361 | 7.3% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2024/25 | 95.7 | 18.2 | £47,512 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
9.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.1% | 4.4% | -1.3pp | 3.8% | 2.9% | 0.2% | 841 |
| 2014/15 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 4.7% | 3.2% | 0.2% | 929 |
| 2015/16 | 3.3% | 4.5% | -1.2pp | 4.5% | 3.1% | 0.2% | 1,032 |
| 2016/17 | 3.6% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 5.9% | 3.4% | 0.3% | 1,117 |
| 2017/18 | 3.5% | 4.8% | -1.3pp | 5.2% | 3.1% | 0.3% | 1,176 |
| 2018/19 | 3.3% | 4.6% | -1.3pp | 4.6% | 3.0% | 0.3% | 1,212 |
| 2020/21 | 2.1% | 4.5% | -2.4pp | 2.7% | 1.9% | 0.2% | 1,203 |
| 2021/22 | 5.9% | 7.1% | -1.2pp | 18.1% | 5.6% | 0.3% | 1,214 |
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% | -0.3pp | 20.9% | 6.1% | 0.4% | 1,215 |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% | -1.0pp | 13.9% | 5.3% | 0.3% | 1,208 |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% | -1.5pp | 9.9% | 4.5% | 0.3% | 1,216 |
11 October 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2008 | URN 120661 | Outstanding |