Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,640.93
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+3.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.
Elevated: turnover 23.1%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.5%.
11 October 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
762
Capacity
750 (102%)
Free school meals
41.1%
English additional lang.
2.4%
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.
42.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.1
Mean salary
£51,447
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
5.1%
2024/25 · 759 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 | £5.1m | £4.6m | £3.5m | 68.8% | +£498k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,108 |
| 2022/23 | £7.3m | £6.8m | £4.7m | 63.8% | +£536k | £0 | 0.0% | £10,105 |
| 2023/24 | £5.9m | £5.7m | £4.0m | 67.8% | +£204k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,641 |
Teaching staff
£2.8m
49% of spend
Support staff
£587k
10% of spend
Premises
£601k
10% of spend
Other costs
£1.1m
19% 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 | —* | 34.8 | 33.9% | 21.0% | 11.3% | — | 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 | 44.4 | 15.5 | £38,482 | 14.3% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2021/22 | 44.2 | 16.1 | £42,274 | 33.9% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2022/23 | 46.8 | 15.5 | £42,110 | 23.1% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2023/24 | 41.6 | 18.7 | £45,734 | 21.1% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2024/25 | 42.2 | 18.1 | £51,447 | —% | 4.5% | — |
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.3% | 4.4% | +2.0pp | 19.3% | 4.4% | 1.9% | 854 |
| 2014/15 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 19.0% | 4.2% | 1.7% | 779 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 17.4% | 4.0% | 1.7% | 734 |
| 2016/17 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 18.9% | 4.6% | 2.1% | 671 |
| 2017/18 | 6.4% | 4.8% | +1.6pp | 16.6% | 4.8% | 1.6% | 670 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 12.7% | 3.2% | 2.4% | 684 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.7% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 634 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 29.4% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 666 |
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% | +2.8pp | 30.3% | 3.8% | 5.9% | 714 |
| 2023/24 | 10.9% | 6.6% | +4.3pp | 33.1% | 4.4% | 6.4% | 742 |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% | +4.0pp | 32.0% | 5.2% | 5.1% | 759 |
11 October 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2014 | — | Requires improvement |