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Per-pupil income
£7,665.8
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.9%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+17.3%
of income
Elevated: turnover 30.2%, sickness 8.3 days.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good29 April 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,132
Capacity
1,150 (98%)
Free school meals
47.4%
English additional lang.
25.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
71.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.8
Mean salary
£44,776
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.4%
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25 · 967 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 | £8.2m | £6.8m | £5.4m | 66.1% | +£1.4m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,246 |
| 2022/23 | £8.6m | £6.7m | £5.7m | 66.1% | +£1.9m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,504 |
| 2023/24 | £8.8m | £7.3m | £6.2m | 69.9% | +£1.5m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,666 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
61% of spend
Support staff
£1.2m
17% of spend
Premises
£276k
4% of spend
Other costs
£859k
12% 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 | —* | 44.2 | 59.2% | 38.2% | 15.2% | — | 191 |
* 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 | — | — | — | —% | —% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 66.0 | 17.2 | — | 45.5% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2022/23 | 51.4 | 22.3 | £34,949 | 30.2% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2023/24 | 43.7 | 26.4 | £38,889 | 15.4% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2024/25 | 71.5 | 15.8 | £44,776 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.2pp | 10.6% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 824 |
| 2014/15 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.6% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 851 |
| 2015/16 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 7.4% | 3.2% | 0.9% | 856 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 10.1% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 851 |
| 2017/18 | 4.1% | 4.8% | -0.6pp | 8.3% | 3.1% | 1.0% | 872 |
| 2018/19 | 3.7% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 4.9% | 2.7% | 1.0% | 939 |
| 2020/21 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 8.1% | 3.3% | 0.8% | 972 |
| 2021/22 | 6.8% | 7.1% | -0.3pp | 21.7% | 4.5% | 2.3% | 973 |
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% | +2.7pp | 29.1% | 5.3% | 4.2% | 998 |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% | +2.3pp | 27.9% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 979 |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% | +1.4pp | 22.2% | 3.4% | 4.2% | 967 |
29 April 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2012 | URN 133353 | Good |