Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£27,730.19
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
84.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.8%
of income
In-year balance
+1.1%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 84.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.3% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding10 December 2024 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
179
Capacity
180 (99%)
Free school meals
37.7%
English additional lang.
10.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 3–19
Compared against 30 similar other 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.
27.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
6.6
Mean salary
£41,793
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.2%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25 · 158 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 | £2.9m | £2.8m | £2.5m | 84.9% | +£40k | £90k | 3.1% | £22,553 |
| 2022/23 | £3.5m | £3.5m | £3.0m | 86.6% | -£2k | £88k | 2.5% | £21,507 |
| 2023/24 | £4.2m | £4.3m | £3.6m | 84.1% | -£54k | £33k | 0.8% | £24,298 |
| 2024/25 | £5.0m | £4.9m | £4.2m | 84.0% | +£54k | £87k | 1.8% | £27,730 |
Teaching staff
£2.0m
Support staff
£1.8m
Premises
£295k
Other costs
£445k
3.6%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
5.5%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
1.2%
Catering
1.5%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 9 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 12.1 | 9.6 | £44,663 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2021/22 | 14.6 | 8.8 | £43,642 | 2.7% | 0.0% | 10.0 |
| 2022/23 | 18.5 | 8.7 | £44,542 | 8.7% | 0.0% | 8.4 |
| 2023/24 | 25.4 | 6.9 | £44,687 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2024/25 | 27.2 | 6.6 | £41,793 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.2% | 4.4% | +2.8pp | 20.0% | 6.9% | 0.3% | 45 |
| 2014/15 | 8.6% | 4.5% | +4.1pp | 29.8% | 8.4% | 0.2% | 47 |
| 2015/16 | 9.9% | 4.5% | +5.4pp | 30.0% | 9.6% | 0.3% | 50 |
| 2016/17 | 9.3% | 4.6% | +4.8pp | 29.1% | 9.0% | 0.3% | 55 |
| 2017/18 | 7.9% | 4.8% | +3.2pp | 28.1% | 7.3% | 0.6% | 57 |
| 2018/19 | 8.6% | 4.6% | +3.9pp | 25.7% | 7.6% | 1.0% | 74 |
| 2020/21 | 8.0% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 24.5% | 7.5% | 0.5% | 98 |
| 2021/22 | 11.4% | 7.1% | +4.2pp | 44.1% | 10.3% | 1.1% | 102 |
| 2022/23 | 10.7% | 6.8% | +3.9pp | 33.1% | 8.8% | 1.9% | 133 |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% | +3.3pp | 30.2% | 8.5% | 1.3% | 149 |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% | +3.4pp | 25.3% | 8.2% | 1.5% | 158 |
10 December 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 2017 | — | Good |