Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,468.64
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+9.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 6.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
26 April 2022 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
800
Capacity
900 (89%)
Free school meals
45.3%
English additional lang.
12.4%
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.
49.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£52,178
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.0%
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.
24.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.5%
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25 · 802 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 | £5.4m | £4.9m | £3.9m | 72.2% | +£514k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,280 |
| 2022/23 | £8.1m | £8.1m | £6.2m | 76.1% | +£22k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,933 |
| 2023/24 | £7.2m | £6.4m | £4.8m | 67.6% | +£707k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,469 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
53% of spend
Support staff
£753k
12% of spend
Premises
£641k
10% of spend
Other costs
£969k
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 | —* | 37.6 | 48.4% | 37.1% | 20.2% | — | 124 |
* 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 | 49.0 | 14.7 | £42,270 | 30.6% | 2.0% | 3.1 |
| 2021/22 | 46.8 | 15.8 | £44,258 | 12.0% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2022/23 | 47.6 | 17.2 | £44,006 | 25.2% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 46.7 | 18.1 | £48,713 | 9.0% | 6.0% | 5.4 |
| 2024/25 | 49.2 | 16.3 | £52,178 | —% | 2.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.6% | 4.4% | +2.3pp | 17.1% | 3.7% | 2.9% | 586 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 13.8% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 589 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.0% | 2.7% | 2.2% | 580 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 11.2% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 587 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 13.5% | 3.3% | 2.2% | 608 |
| 2018/19 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 16.7% | 3.8% | 2.8% | 654 |
| 2020/21 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 16.8% | 3.7% | 2.7% | 686 |
| 2021/22 | 11.2% | 7.1% | +4.0pp | 32.3% | 6.3% | 4.9% | 737 |
| 2022/23 | 10.6% | 6.8% | +3.8pp | 30.4% | 4.8% | 5.8% | 828 |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% | +3.6pp | 28.5% | 4.0% | 6.1% | 825 |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% | +2.0pp | 24.3% | 3.5% | 4.7% | 802 |
26 April 2022 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 2019 | — | Inadequate |