Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,013.62
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
62.9%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
13.8%
of income
In-year balance
+10.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
17 June 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
994
Capacity
838 (119%)
Free school meals
23.0%
English additional lang.
1.7%
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.
60.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.5
Mean salary
£50,446
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.0%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 929 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 | £6.2m | £6.0m | £4.5m | 71.6% | +£244k | £520k | 8.3% | £6,290 |
| 2022/23 | £7.4m | £6.7m | £4.9m | 66.6% | +£683k | £959k | 13.0% | £7,040 |
| 2023/24 | £8.2m | £7.4m | £5.2m | 62.9% | +£824k | £1.1m | 13.8% | £8,014 |
Teaching staff
£3.6m
48% of spend
Support staff
£1.3m
17% of spend
Premises
£281k
4% of spend
Other costs
£1.9m
26% 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 | —* | 39.8 | 53.3% | 27.8% | 37.3% | — | 169 |
* 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 | 57.0 | 16.6 | £40,959 | 11.6% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2021/22 | 59.2 | 16.7 | £40,987 | 5.7% | 0.0% | 8.9 |
| 2022/23 | 58.2 | 18.0 | £45,436 | 16.1% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2023/24 | 60.8 | 16.9 | £43,900 | 14.4% | 0.0% | 8.9 |
| 2024/25 | 60.4 | 16.5 | £50,446 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.7% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 14.8% | 5.0% | 0.7% | 744 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 16.3% | 5.6% | 0.4% | 673 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 14.8% | 4.7% | 0.4% | 667 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 16.1% | 5.2% | 0.6% | 701 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 15.9% | 5.2% | 0.7% | 756 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 15.5% | 5.2% | 0.5% | 766 |
| 2020/21 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 22.3% | 6.1% | 1.1% | 846 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.2pp | 28.7% | 7.8% | 1.5% | 879 |
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% | +2.9pp | 28.1% | 7.7% | 2.0% | 945 |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% | +3.0pp | 28.5% | 7.6% | 2.0% | 933 |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% | +2.6pp | 25.0% | 7.0% | 1.8% | 929 |
17 June 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 2013 | — | Requires improvement |