Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,343.38
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.9%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+12.2%
of income
Elevated: turnover 15.6%, sickness 8.1 days.
Elevated: turnover 34.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
19 September 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,101
Capacity
1,147 (96%)
Free school meals
35.1%
English additional lang.
9.5%
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.
67.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£44,692
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.9%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25 · 1,057 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 | £7.4m | £6.8m | £5.5m | 74.3% | +£626k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,569 |
| 2022/23 | £7.9m | £6.3m | £5.5m | 69.2% | +£1.6m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,091 |
| 2023/24 | £8.0m | £7.1m | £6.0m | 74.9% | +£979k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,343 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
60% of spend
Support staff
£1.2m
17% of spend
Premises
£263k
4% of spend
Other costs
£778k
11% 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 | —* | 41.6 | 58.9% | 33.0% | 17.2% | — | 209 |
* 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 | 74.0 | 15.4 | £39,099 | 30.7% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 65.7 | 17.1 | — | 26.7% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2022/23 | 58.5 | 19.1 | £37,638 | 34.5% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2023/24 | 49.6 | 22.1 | £40,266 | 15.6% | 0.0% | 8.1 |
| 2024/25 | 67.8 | 16.2 | £44,692 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 16.9% | 3.8% | 1.8% | 1,099 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 17.3% | 3.8% | 1.9% | 1,104 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.4% | 3.4% | 1.9% | 1,099 |
| 2016/17 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 17.5% | 3.5% | 2.7% | 1,066 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 16.2% | 3.7% | 2.3% | 1,081 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 16.4% | 3.3% | 2.4% | 1,096 |
| 2020/21 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.6% | 4.4% | 1.4% | 1,079 |
| 2021/22 | 10.4% | 7.1% | +3.3pp | 35.2% | 6.5% | 4.0% | 1,070 |
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% | +2.3pp | 26.8% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 1,103 |
| 2023/24 | 9.0% | 6.6% | +2.5pp | 25.7% | 4.4% | 4.6% | 1,096 |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% | +2.0pp | 23.8% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 1,057 |
19 September 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2019 | — | Requires improvement |