Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,677.94
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
7.3%
of income
In-year balance
-2.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 15.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.8% of income.
21 January 2020 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
2,134
Capacity
2,002 (107%)
Free school meals
12.1%
English additional lang.
14.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–18
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.
109.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.5
Mean salary
£50,085
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.9%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 1,797 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 | £12.1m | £12.2m | £8.9m | 73.9% | -£80k | £1.5m | 12.4% | £5,716 |
| 2022/23 | £13.3m | £13.3m | £9.5m | 71.5% | +£14k | £1.6m | 12.0% | £6,219 |
| 2023/24 | £14.4m | £14.8m | £10.4m | 72.5% | -£400k | £1.0m | 7.3% | £6,678 |
Teaching staff
£7.4m
50% of spend
Support staff
£1.7m
12% of spend
Premises
£2.2m
15% of spend
Other costs
£2.1m
14% 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 | —* | 50.4 | 77.8% | 57.1% | 86.2% | — | 275 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 89.0% | 74.0% | 84.0% | 72.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 68.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 67.0% | — |
| 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 | 99.5 | 20.5 | £42,973 | 7.1% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2021/22 | 109.2 | 19.4 | £43,321 | 18.3% | 0.0% | 8.5 |
| 2022/23 | 114.1 | 18.7 | £42,354 | 15.3% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2023/24 | 109.9 | 19.6 | £47,074 | 13.3% | 1.8% | 5.6 |
| 2024/25 | 109.5 | 19.5 | £50,085 | —% | 0.9% | — |
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 8.7% | 3.8% | 0.5% | 1,559 |
| 2014/15 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 7.9% | 3.5% | 0.5% | 1,577 |
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 7.8% | 3.4% | 0.6% | 1,583 |
| 2016/17 | 3.7% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 6.0% | 2.9% | 0.8% | 1,624 |
| 2017/18 | 3.8% | 4.8% | -0.9pp | 6.5% | 3.2% | 0.6% | 1,657 |
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 7.5% | 3.5% | 0.6% | 1,689 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 8.9% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 1,785 |
| 2021/22 | 7.0% | 7.1% | -0.2pp | 18.2% | 5.8% | 1.1% | 1,787 |
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% | +0.3pp | 20.1% | 5.4% | 1.7% | 1,794 |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% | +0.7pp | 19.5% | 5.8% | 1.5% | 1,793 |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% | +1.1pp | 17.2% | 5.5% | 1.8% | 1,797 |
21 January 2020 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2017 | — | Requires improvement |