Flags
5
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,991.12
+£5372024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.9%
−4.7ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-4.8%
+0.7ppof income
In-year balance
+4.2%
+7.9ppof income
Elevated: turnover 31.7%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.6%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.6% of income.
Elevated: turnover 16.0%.
Elevated: turnover 21.1%.
20 June 2017 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
699
Capacity
626 (112%)
Free school meals
27.8%
English additional lang.
15.6%
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.
39.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.5
Mean salary
£52,193
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
12.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.4%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25 · 621 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 | £4.2m | £4.0m | £2.9m | 69.2% | +£225k | £154k | 3.7% | £6,721 |
| 2022/23 | £4.4m | £4.4m | £3.4m | 77.7% | -£51k | £115k | 2.6% | £6,616 |
| 2023/24 | £5.0m | £5.2m | £4.0m | 79.6% | -£183k | -£278k | -5.5% | £7,454 |
| 2024/25 | £5.4m | £5.2m | £4.0m | 74.9% | +£229k | -£258k | -4.8% | £7,991 |
Teaching staff
£3.2m
61% of spend
Support staff
£437k
8% of spend
Premises
£167k
3% of spend
Other costs
£960k
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 | —* | 51.5 | 79.0% | 54.6% | 64.7% | — | 119 |
* 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 | — | 21.7 | £43,976 | 27.2% | 0.0% | 3.6 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 14.7 | £43,559 | 31.7% | 2.2% | 2.7 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 20.4 | £47,898 | 16.0% | 0.0% | 4.5 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 23.3 | £51,454 | 21.1% | 0.0% | 4.5 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 39.9 | 17.5 | £52,193 | —% | 0.0% | — | 3.0 | 3 |
Overall absence
5.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
12.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 2.8% | 4.5% | -1.7pp | 3.3% | 2.3% | 0.5% | 92 |
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 9.1% | 3.1% | 0.9% | 187 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 10.0% | 2.6% | 2.0% | 280 |
| 2017/18 | 4.1% | 4.8% | -0.6pp | 10.0% | 2.5% | 1.6% | 379 |
| 2018/19 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.8pp | 8.6% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 489 |
| 2020/21 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 6.6% | 2.4% | 1.2% | 549 |
| 2021/22 | 5.9% | 7.1% | -1.2pp | 15.0% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 579 |
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% | +0.6pp | 21.7% | 3.1% | 4.3% | 600 |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% | 0.0pp | 18.9% | 2.6% | 3.9% | 613 |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% | -0.7pp | 12.7% | 2.4% | 3.2% | 621 |
20 June 2017 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding