OFSTED
21 November 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
22 September 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
13 November 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Derbyshire
Trust
THE TWO COUNTIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,120
1,120 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
571
51.0% of pupils
Male pupils
549
49.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.5 pts
above England
School
29.3%
Erewash
32.5%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.5 pts
below England
School
3.8%
Erewash
5.9%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Erewash
0.2%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
83.2%
932
Unclassified
5.1%
57
Any other White background
2.8%
31
White and Black Caribbean
1.7%
19
White and Asian
1.0%
11
African
0.9%
10
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
26.3%
295 of
1,120 pupils
5.5 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
44.1
4.9 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.03 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.27%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.05 pts
higher than
England
School
9.27%
Erewash
5.82%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
23.50%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.69 pts
higher than
England
School
23.50%
Erewash
13.65%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.18%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.38 pts
higher than
England
School
5.18%
Erewash
1.57%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
84.7%
7.7 pts
below England
Friesland School
84.7%
Erewash
95.2%
East Midlands
94.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.