Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,967.21
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
64.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-7.5%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 7.5% of income.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Elevated: turnover 25.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.
5 December 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,054
Capacity
1,200 (88%)
Free school meals
27.4%
English additional lang.
1.7%
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.
50.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.7
Mean salary
£45,273
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25 · 1,101 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 | £6.1m | £6.1m | £4.2m | 68.8% | -£40k | £186k | 3.0% | £6,549 |
| 2022/23 | £7.0m | £7.0m | £4.6m | 65.8% | +£26k | -£210k | -3.0% | £7,222 |
| 2023/24 | £8.3m | £8.9m | £5.4m | 64.9% | -£620k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,967 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
Support staff
£892k
Premises
£99k
Other costs
£3.4m
5.6%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
15.3%
Premises (total)
1.3%
Supply staff
1.2%
Catering
16.2%
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 | —* | 36.0 | 29.8% | 16.4% | 11.7% | — | 171 |
* 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 | 50.3 | 17.5 | £41,976 | 12.9% | 2.0% | 7.6 |
| 2021/22 | 52.4 | 17.8 | £43,487 | 29.6% | 7.1% | 5.3 |
| 2022/23 | 50.4 | 19.2 | £41,860 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.2 | 20.7 | £44,181 | 24.1% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2024/25 | 50.8 | 20.7 | £45,273 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 13.4% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 988 |
| 2016/17 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 19.2% | 2.3% | 4.8% | 938 |
| 2017/18 | 7.0% | 4.8% | +2.2pp | 18.3% | 2.0% | 5.0% | 849 |
| 2018/19 | 4.6% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 10.5% | 1.3% | 3.3% | 839 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 16.5% | 1.8% | 3.4% | 917 |
| 2021/22 | 9.5% | 7.1% | +2.4pp | 30.8% | 3.6% | 5.9% | 971 |
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% | +3.0pp | 32.9% | 5.0% | 4.8% | 1,015 |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% | +1.9pp | 27.1% | 4.4% | 4.0% | 1,087 |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% | +2.3pp | 25.6% | 4.0% | 4.5% | 1,101 |
5 December 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 2017 | URN 141498 | Requires improvement |