Per-pupil income
£9,053.04
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
62.9%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
77.6%
of income
In-year balance
+14.7%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding11 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,564
Capacity
1,560 (100%)
Free school meals
30.2%
English additional lang.
76.9%
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.
97.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.1
Mean salary
£48,985
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.9%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 1,605 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 | £11.9m | £9.4m | £7.5m | 62.8% | +£2.5m | £6.1m | 50.9% | £7,643 |
| 2022/23 | £13.2m | £11.1m | £8.0m | 61.0% | +£2.1m | £8.2m | 62.2% | £8,415 |
| 2023/24 | £14.2m | £12.1m | £8.9m | 62.9% | +£2.1m | £11.0m | 77.6% | £9,053 |
Teaching staff
£6.4m
53% of spend
Support staff
£1.6m
13% of spend
Premises
£2.0m
16% of spend
Other costs
£1.2m
10% 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 | 71.8% | 47.9% | 30.4% | — | 309 |
* 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 | 93.8 | 16.7 | £43,065 | 7.7% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2021/22 | 96.5 | 16.2 | £43,880 | 11.4% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2022/23 | 95.4 | 16.4 | £45,319 | 8.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 96.4 | 16.2 | £44,787 | 9.1% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2024/25 | 97.4 | 16.1 | £48,985 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 7.6% | 2.7% | 1.3% | 1,285 |
| 2014/15 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 10.8% | 2.9% | 1.2% | 1,293 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.6% | 2.7% | 1.4% | 1,312 |
| 2016/17 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 8.3% | 2.3% | 1.6% | 1,334 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 10.4% | 2.8% | 1.9% | 1,453 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 10.2% | 2.5% | 1.9% | 1,536 |
| 2020/21 | 3.1% | 4.5% | -1.4pp | 5.6% | 2.0% | 1.1% | 1,600 |
| 2021/22 | 5.5% | 7.1% | -1.7pp | 12.9% | 3.7% | 1.8% | 1,583 |
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% | -1.5pp | 13.2% | 3.0% | 2.2% | 1,595 |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% | -1.0pp | 14.0% | 3.3% | 2.3% | 1,586 |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% | -0.8pp | 13.0% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 1,605 |
11 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Nov 2014 | URN 120286 | Outstanding |