Flags
7
4 high
Per-pupil income
£7,965.94
+£1722024/25
Staff costs % of income
68.0%
+0.6ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
−0.0ppof income
In-year balance
+12.2%
+2.5ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.3%.
Elevated: turnover 29.6%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Elevated: turnover 24.5%.
13 January 2026 · S5 Inspection
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standardAchievement
Expected standardInclusion
Expected standardAttendance & behaviour
Expected standardPersonal development
Expected standardLeadership
Strong standard2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,060
Capacity
1,522 (70%)
Free school meals
25.1%
English additional lang.
8.1%
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.
66.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.0
Mean salary
£52,584
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.9%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.5%
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25 · 1,107 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 | £8.1m | £7.3m | £5.2m | 64.7% | +£812k | £1.3m | 15.5% | £6,471 |
| 2022/23 | £9.4m | £8.7m | £6.0m | 63.5% | +£718k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,702 |
| 2023/24 | £9.1m | £8.2m | £6.1m | 67.4% | +£879k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,794 |
| 2024/25 | £9.1m | £8.0m | £6.2m | 68.0% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,966 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
56% of spend
Support staff
£927k
12% of spend
Premises
£429k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.4m
17% 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 | —* | 42.5 | 55.7% | 37.7% | 23.7% | — | 228 |
* 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 | — | 19.9 | £42,436 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 7.6 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 16.9 | £42,820 | 29.6% | 1.4% | 3.5 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 16.4 | £45,291 | 24.5% | 0.0% | 4.6 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 17.4 | £47,942 | 14.5% | 0.0% | 5.3 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 66.1 | 16.0 | £52,584 | —% | 2.9% | — | 9.1 | 11 |
Overall absence
10.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 8.9% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 504 |
| 2014/15 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 9.5% | 3.7% | 0.7% | 527 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 12.0% | 4.0% | 0.5% | 541 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 12.9% | 4.2% | 0.5% | 588 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 14.7% | 4.5% | 0.9% | 585 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 16.7% | 4.8% | 0.8% | 600 |
| 2020/21 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 17.6% | 5.1% | 1.8% | 1,140 |
| 2021/22 | 11.3% | 7.1% | +4.2pp | 34.6% | 7.5% | 3.8% | 1,088 |
| 2022/23 | 10.0% | 6.8% | +3.2pp | 28.6% | 5.9% | 4.1% | 1,095 |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% | +4.3pp | 30.2% | 6.6% | 4.2% | 1,136 |
| 2024/25 | 10.5% | 6.2% | +4.3pp | 27.6% | 6.5% | 4.0% | 1,107 |
13 January 2026 · S5 Inspection
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2023 | — | Requires improvement |
| 12 Oct 2021 | — | Inadequate |