Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,564.75
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+18.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.3%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 26.4%.
28 February 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,088
Capacity
1,237 (88%)
Free school meals
33.0%
English additional lang.
3.4%
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.
66.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£47,218
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.7%
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25 · 1,013 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 | £7.3m | £6.9m | £5.3m | 72.9% | +£358k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,921 |
| 2022/23 | £7.6m | £6.9m | £5.2m | 68.9% | +£742k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,130 |
| 2023/24 | £8.4m | £6.9m | £6.1m | 72.5% | +£1.5m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,565 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
64% of spend
Support staff
£1.1m
16% of spend
Premises
-£10k
-0% of spend
Other costs
£791k
11% 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 | —* | 42.1 | 58.4% | 36.4% | 8.7% | — | 173 |
* 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 | 73.7 | 14.1 | £41,401 | 22.1% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 86.1 | 12.2 | — | 36.9% | 0.0% | 10.0 |
| 2022/23 | 61.3 | 17.4 | £40,185 | 26.0% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2023/24 | 60.9 | 18.3 | £42,156 | 26.4% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2024/25 | 66.6 | 16.3 | £47,218 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 13.2% | 3.8% | 1.5% | 1,079 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 13.5% | 3.7% | 1.9% | 1,062 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.3% | 3.2% | 1.9% | 1,071 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 13.6% | 3.6% | 1.9% | 1,057 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 13.8% | 3.8% | 2.0% | 1,047 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 15.7% | 3.7% | 2.4% | 980 |
| 2020/21 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 18.0% | 4.5% | 1.7% | 923 |
| 2021/22 | 10.4% | 7.1% | +3.3pp | 31.4% | 7.6% | 2.9% | 957 |
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% | +4.4pp | 29.2% | 7.2% | 4.1% | 997 |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% | +3.8pp | 27.4% | 6.4% | 3.9% | 1,044 |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% | +3.5pp | 25.2% | 5.7% | 4.0% | 1,013 |
28 February 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Sept 2021 | — | Requires improvement |