Per-pupil income
£7,019.85
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.0%
of income
In-year balance
+1.0%
of income
No active flags for this school.
13 July 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,067
Capacity
1,142 (93%)
Free school meals
13.9%
English additional lang.
8.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Compared against 30 similar secondary schools in East of England by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Methodology aligned with DfE FBIT.
DfE normal range: 5-20% of income
Phase-adjusted thresholds
Pupil trend + in-year balance
Self-generated income share
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
58.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.1
Mean salary
£48,219
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.9%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25 · 1,086 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE considers above 78% a potential concern. | 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 | £5.9m | £5.4m | £4.4m | 74.5% | +£513k | -£64k | -1.1% | £6,017 |
| 2022/23 | £6.9m | £6.2m | £4.9m | 71.2% | +£750k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,742 |
| 2023/24 | £7.4m | £7.4m | £5.4m | 72.5% | +£76k | £152k | 2.0% | £7,020 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
Support staff
£856k
Premises
£359k
Other costs
£1.6m
4.3%
Admin staff
4.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
12.8%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
4.2%
Catering
1.0%
Professional services
| 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 | —* | 45.7 | 67.8% | 48.6% | 51.4% | — | 208 |
* 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 | 49.1 | 18.5 | £43,625 | 5.5% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2021/22 | 52.0 | 18.9 | £43,040 | 12.1% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2022/23 | 55.3 | 18.6 | £42,666 | 10.3% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2023/24 | 55.9 | 18.9 | £48,379 | 4.3% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2024/25 | 58.9 | 18.1 | £48,219 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 17.4% | 3.6% | 1.5% | 1,008 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.4% | 3.5% | 1.4% | 938 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.4% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 929 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 12.1% | 3.7% | 1.2% | 859 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 13.3% | 4.1% | 1.3% | 791 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 15.1% | 4.0% | 1.5% | 816 |
| 2020/21 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 20.7% | 4.7% | 2.1% | 939 |
| 2021/22 | 9.4% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 31.9% | 6.7% | 2.7% | 1,015 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 23.3% | 5.3% | 3.0% | 1,056 |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% | +0.7pp | 20.9% | 4.4% | 2.9% | 1,084 |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% | +0.0pp | 15.9% | 3.9% | 2.3% | 1,086 |
13 July 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2015 | — | Requires improvement |