Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,570.61
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-8.2%
of income
In-year balance
+1.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.4%.
Elevated: turnover 15.7%.
Elevated: turnover 20.1%.
9 February 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,126
Capacity
1,482 (76%)
Free school meals
20.9%
English additional lang.
6.2%
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.
61.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.3
Mean salary
£50,138
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.7%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25 · 1,031 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 | £5.5m | £5.8m | £4.4m | 80.4% | -£301k | -£139k | -2.5% | £6,280 |
| 2022/23 | £6.7m | £6.9m | £5.1m | 75.0% | -£120k | -£304k | -4.5% | £7,081 |
| 2023/24 | £7.9m | £7.8m | £5.7m | 71.5% | +£103k | -£654k | -8.2% | £7,571 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
54% of spend
Support staff
£1.0m
13% of spend
Premises
£516k
7% of spend
Other costs
£1.6m
21% 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 | —* | 39.7 | 59.1% | 34.2% | 5.4% | — | 149 |
* 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 | 45.7 | 16.9 | £43,866 | 5.9% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2021/22 | 59.4 | 14.8 | £41,283 | 15.7% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2022/23 | 62.3 | 15.3 | £42,981 | 12.7% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2023/24 | 69.4 | 15.1 | £43,619 | 20.1% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2024/25 | 61.4 | 18.3 | £50,138 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 18.6% | 4.7% | 1.5% | 1,047 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 17.2% | 4.7% | 1.2% | 954 |
| 2015/16 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 17.4% | 4.6% | 1.6% | 815 |
| 2016/17 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 16.5% | 3.5% | 2.7% | 666 |
| 2017/18 | 6.5% | 4.8% | +1.8pp | 17.4% | 4.0% | 2.5% | 661 |
| 2018/19 | 8.2% | 4.6% | +3.6pp | 20.8% | 5.2% | 3.0% | 669 |
| 2020/21 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 11.2% | 3.6% | 1.0% | 669 |
| 2021/22 | 8.5% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 25.4% | 6.0% | 2.5% | 747 |
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% | +2.7pp | 27.2% | 5.9% | 3.7% | 832 |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% | +4.1pp | 29.6% | 6.6% | 4.1% | 935 |
| 2024/25 | 11.4% | 6.2% | +5.2pp | 31.8% | 7.7% | 3.7% | 1,031 |
9 February 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 May 2018 | — | Requires improvement |