Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,536.74
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
82.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
5.7%
of income
In-year balance
-2.3%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.0%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.3% of income.
13 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,440
Capacity
1,400 (103%)
Free school meals
43.7%
English additional lang.
58.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 3–19
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.
93.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.4
Mean salary
£49,831
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.4%
2024/25 · 1,436 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 | £9.3m | £9.0m | £7.2m | 76.9% | +£265k | £751k | 8.1% | £7,197 |
| 2022/23 | £10.6m | £10.1m | £7.9m | 74.6% | +£430k | £1.2m | 11.2% | £8,113 |
| 2023/24 | £11.5m | £11.7m | £9.1m | 78.7% | -£201k | £980k | 8.5% | £8,111 |
| 2024/25 | £12.3m | £12.6m | £10.1m | 82.0% | -£284k | £695k | 5.7% | £8,537 |
Teaching staff
£6.5m
52% of spend
Support staff
£2.2m
18% of spend
Premises
£818k
7% of spend
Other costs
£1.7m
13% 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 | —* | 33.8 | 41.7% | 25.1% | 10.3% | — | 175 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 74.0% | 61.0% | 81.0% | 58.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 54.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 47.0% | — |
| 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 | 84.4 | 14.4 | £42,588 | 9.9% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2021/22 | 87.0 | 14.9 | £42,782 | 14.5% | 0.0% | 9.4 |
| 2022/23 | 87.9 | 14.8 | £45,118 | 12.7% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2023/24 | 92.6 | 15.3 | £47,576 | 13.4% | 1.1% | 7.0 |
| 2024/25 | 93.3 | 15.4 | £49,831 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 8.1% | 4.4% | +3.8pp | 29.5% | 4.4% | 3.7% | 701 |
| 2014/15 | 7.9% | 4.5% | +3.4pp | 29.9% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 745 |
| 2015/16 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 25.2% | 3.1% | 4.5% | 912 |
| 2016/17 | 7.7% | 4.6% | +3.1pp | 20.3% | 3.1% | 4.6% | 1,027 |
| 2017/18 | 6.9% | 4.8% | +2.2pp | 19.4% | 2.4% | 4.5% | 1,082 |
| 2018/19 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 18.4% | 2.0% | 4.6% | 1,148 |
| 2020/21 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 24.6% | 1.8% | 5.4% | 1,288 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0% | 7.1% | +1.8pp | 30.1% | 2.4% | 6.6% | 1,351 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.5pp | 27.9% | 3.0% | 5.3% | 1,393 |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% | +1.0pp | 26.2% | 2.4% | 5.2% | 1,464 |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% | +1.5pp | 24.2% | 2.3% | 5.4% | 1,436 |
13 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 2018 | — | Good |