Flags
8
6 high
Per-pupil income
£9,996.84
+£1,5172024/25
Staff costs % of income
69.2%
−4.3ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
−0.0ppof income
In-year balance
+11.2%
+8.4ppof income
Most recent Ofsted Report Card flagged urgent improvement in: Achievement, Attendance & behaviour.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.5%.
Elevated: turnover 36.2%, sickness 12.4 days.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Elevated: turnover 20.2%.
10 March 2026 · S5 Inspection
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attentionAchievement
Urgent improvementInclusion
Expected standardAttendance & behaviour
Urgent improvementPersonal development
Expected standardLeadership
Needs attention2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
347
Capacity
450 (77%)
Free school meals
52.2%
English additional lang.
13.0%
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.
21.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£48,968
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
14.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
41.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.7%
Unauthorised absence
5.8%
2024/25 · 342 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 | £2.3m | £2.2m | £1.5m | 66.7% | +£118k | £164k | 7.1% | £8,145 |
| 2022/23 | £2.6m | £2.2m | £1.6m | 60.0% | +£410k | £322k | 12.4% | £8,757 |
| 2023/24 | £2.8m | £2.7m | £2.0m | 73.5% | +£77k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,480 |
| 2024/25 | £3.2m | £2.8m | £2.2m | 69.2% | +£353k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,997 |
Teaching staff
£1.4m
49% of spend
Support staff
£420k
15% of spend
Premises
£182k
6% of spend
Other costs
£437k
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 | —* | 29.4 | 25.5% | 12.7% | 0.0% | — | 55 |
* 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 | — | 16.8 | £42,488 | 17.9% | 0.0% | 11.5 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 15.7 | £41,006 | 20.2% | 0.0% | 2.2 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 22.0 | £44,372 | 36.2% | 0.0% | 12.4 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 23.3 | £47,279 | 7.4% | 0.0% | 7.6 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 21.4 | 16.2 | £48,968 | —% | 0.0% | — | 3.5 | 8 |
Overall absence
14.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
41.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.5% | 4.4% | +2.1pp | 21.8% | 5.1% | 1.4% | 463 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 16.8% | 4.1% | 1.6% | 441 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 18.0% | 4.1% | 1.6% | 378 |
| 2016/17 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 23.6% | 5.2% | 1.2% | 347 |
| 2017/18 | 7.1% | 4.8% | +2.3pp | 22.1% | 4.9% | 2.1% | 326 |
| 2018/19 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 23.3% | 4.7% | 2.1% | 313 |
| 2020/21 | 8.8% | 4.5% | +4.3pp | 27.0% | 5.7% | 3.2% | 311 |
| 2021/22 | 13.2% | 7.1% | +6.1pp | 46.8% | 7.9% | 5.3% | 323 |
| 2022/23 | 12.8% | 6.8% | +6.0pp | 40.5% | 8.2% | 4.6% | 326 |
| 2023/24 | 14.5% | 6.6% | +7.9pp | 48.4% | 8.8% | 5.8% | 364 |
| 2024/25 | 14.5% | 6.2% | +8.3pp | 41.2% | 8.7% | 5.8% | 342 |
10 March 2026 · S5 Inspection
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2023 | — | Requires improvement |
| 26 Feb 2020 | — | Requires improvement |