Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,085.27
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.1%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
7.1%
of income
In-year balance
+9.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
12 October 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,375
Capacity
1,376 (100%)
Free school meals
33.9%
English additional lang.
2.8%
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.
84.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£50,546
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.7%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25 · 1,181 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 | £9.4m | £8.7m | £7.0m | 74.0% | +£719k | £359k | 3.8% | £6,740 |
| 2022/23 | £10.2m | £9.3m | £7.3m | 71.9% | +£847k | £659k | 6.5% | £7,116 |
| 2023/24 | £11.5m | £10.4m | £8.3m | 72.1% | +£1.1m | £818k | 7.1% | £8,085 |
Teaching staff
£5.7m
55% of spend
Support staff
£1.7m
16% of spend
Premises
£425k
4% of spend
Other costs
£1.7m
16% 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 | —* | 39.2 | 58.5% | 37.1% | 8.9% | — | 224 |
* 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 | 82.9 | 16.5 | £43,212 | 6.0% | 0.0% | 1.5 |
| 2021/22 | 84.5 | 16.6 | £43,729 | 10.9% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2022/23 | 83.5 | 17.1 | £43,353 | 11.5% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2023/24 | 83.7 | 17.0 | £48,003 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2024/25 | 84.8 | 16.2 | £50,546 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 18.9% | 4.0% | 1.8% | 955 |
| 2014/15 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 18.3% | 3.8% | 2.1% | 900 |
| 2015/16 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 18.9% | 4.5% | 2.1% | 883 |
| 2016/17 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 16.0% | 4.2% | 2.0% | 905 |
| 2017/18 | 7.1% | 4.8% | +2.4pp | 20.0% | 4.5% | 2.7% | 967 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 14.9% | 3.6% | 2.4% | 1,014 |
| 2020/21 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.8% | 4.5% | 1.3% | 1,187 |
| 2021/22 | 10.2% | 7.1% | +3.1pp | 33.1% | 6.2% | 4.0% | 1,222 |
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% | +3.3pp | 28.2% | 6.2% | 3.9% | 1,224 |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% | +3.9pp | 28.1% | 6.1% | 4.3% | 1,220 |
| 2024/25 | 9.0% | 6.2% | +2.8pp | 23.5% | 5.7% | 3.3% | 1,181 |
12 October 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2015 | URN 112995 | Requires improvement |