Per-pupil income
£7,254.22
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.4%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
4.4%
of income
In-year balance
+9.3%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good3 December 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
909
Capacity
950 (96%)
Free school meals
34.8%
English additional lang.
5.2%
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.
54.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.7
Mean salary
£49,527
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.8%
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25 · 936 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 | £5.1m | £4.6m | £3.6m | 71.2% | +£426k | £182k | 3.6% | £6,329 |
| 2022/23 | £5.7m | £5.4m | £3.9m | 69.3% | +£320k | £166k | 2.9% | £6,845 |
| 2023/24 | £6.4m | £5.8m | £4.5m | 70.4% | +£600k | £283k | 4.4% | £7,254 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
56% of spend
Support staff
£837k
14% of spend
Premises
£249k
4% of spend
Other costs
£1.1m
18% 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 | —* | 46.5 | 70.5% | 48.2% | 47.0% | — | 166 |
* 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 | 45.0 | 16.9 | £41,219 | 19.0% | 0.0% | 9.1 |
| 2021/22 | 47.4 | 16.9 | £41,394 | 21.6% | 4.1% | 7.5 |
| 2022/23 | 50.4 | 16.5 | £40,804 | 20.0% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2023/24 | 48.9 | 18.2 | £46,779 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2024/25 | 54.5 | 16.7 | £49,527 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 15.2% | 4.1% | 1.1% | 592 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 18.1% | 4.3% | 1.7% | 595 |
| 2015/16 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 15.1% | 3.8% | 2.3% | 569 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 16.0% | 4.3% | 1.7% | 589 |
| 2017/18 | 6.1% | 4.8% | +1.4pp | 16.5% | 4.5% | 1.6% | 642 |
| 2018/19 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 18.5% | 4.7% | 2.1% | 719 |
| 2020/21 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 17.3% | 4.5% | 1.4% | 794 |
| 2021/22 | 8.9% | 7.1% | +1.8pp | 27.3% | 5.8% | 3.1% | 835 |
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% | +1.0pp | 19.2% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 850 |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% | +1.1pp | 19.9% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 914 |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% | +0.5pp | 18.1% | 2.8% | 3.9% | 936 |
3 December 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb 2022 | — | Requires improvement |