Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,284.88
+£1492024/25
Staff costs % of income
79.3%
+3.0ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
9.1%
+2.7ppof income
In-year balance
+3.3%
+1.1ppof income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.2%.
28 November 2017 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
890
Capacity
800 (111%)
Free school meals
15.5%
English additional lang.
4.3%
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.
51.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£57,133
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25 · 878 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 | £5.0m | £5.0m | £4.1m | 81.3% | +£76k | £429k | 8.5% | £6,031 |
| 2022/23 | £5.3m | £5.5m | £4.4m | 82.3% | -£158k | £267k | 5.0% | £6,295 |
| 2023/24 | £6.1m | £6.0m | £4.6m | 76.3% | +£134k | £388k | 6.4% | £7,136 |
| 2024/25 | £6.3m | £6.1m | £5.0m | 79.3% | +£209k | £570k | 9.1% | £7,285 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
61% of spend
Support staff
£642k
11% of spend
Premises
£160k
3% of spend
Other costs
£931k
15% 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 | —* | 48.5 | 69.4% | 52.5% | 14.4% | — | 160 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 16.5 | £44,600 | 7.1% | 0.0% | 5.7 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 16.3 | £44,457 | 8.7% | 0.0% | 4.7 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 17.1 | £47,641 | 6.8% | 0.0% | 5.8 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 17.1 | £52,476 | 4.8% | 0.0% | 1.4 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 51.1 | 17.4 | £57,133 | —% | 0.0% | — | 5.2 | 9 |
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.4% | 4.4% | +0.0pp | 8.4% | 3.9% | 0.5% | 533 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 8.4% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 557 |
| 2015/16 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 8.7% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 691 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 10.5% | 3.6% | 1.0% | 851 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 9.6% | 3.3% | 1.3% | 836 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 8.5% | 3.7% | 1.1% | 836 |
| 2020/21 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 8.9% | 3.0% | 0.9% | 833 |
| 2021/22 | 6.9% | 7.1% | -0.3pp | 19.4% | 4.9% | 2.0% | 841 |
| 2022/23 | 7.0% | 6.8% | +0.2pp | 19.7% | 4.5% | 2.5% | 862 |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% | +1.0pp | 20.2% | 4.9% | 2.7% | 873 |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% | +1.0pp | 16.9% | 4.8% | 2.4% | 878 |
28 November 2017 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 2010 | URN 120250 | Outstanding |