Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,870.75
+£4052024/25
Staff costs % of income
68.7%
−0.1ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
8.2%
−17.9ppof income
In-year balance
+1.4%
+0.9ppof income
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 25.4%.
Elevated: turnover 15.8%.
11 May 2021 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
This inspection is over 5 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
InadequateLeadership & management
Inadequate2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,073
Capacity
777 (138%)
Free school meals
4.7%
English additional lang.
8.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in East of England, 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.
63.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.8
Mean salary
£53,396
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
0.2%
2024/25 · 643 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 | £6.4m | £6.7m | £4.8m | 75.2% | -£336k | £2.6m | 40.3% | £6,406 |
| 2022/23 | £4.8m | £5.0m | £3.4m | 71.5% | -£224k | £0 | 0.0% | £4,807 |
| 2023/24 | £7.6m | £7.6m | £5.2m | 68.8% | +£43k | £2.0m | 26.1% | £7,466 |
| 2024/25 | £8.3m | £8.2m | £5.7m | 68.7% | +£121k | £683k | 8.2% | £7,871 |
Teaching staff
£4.6m
56% of spend
Support staff
£401k
5% of spend
Premises
£400k
5% of spend
Other costs
£2.1m
25% 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 | —* | 82.1 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 76.6% | — | 128 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 62.0 | 16.1 | £43,527 | 11.6% | 1.6% | 0.0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 62.9 | 15.8 | £45,573 | 10.5% | 0.0% | — | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 16.1 | £48,832 | 15.8% | 0.0% | 2.3 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 16.0 | £47,796 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 1.2 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 63.8 | 16.8 | £53,396 | —% | 0.0% | — | 7.0 | 10 |
Overall absence
5.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.2%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.2pp | 14.8% | 4.6% | 0.0% | 494 |
| 2014/15 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 6.2% | 3.9% | 0.1% | 501 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 21.5% | 4.8% | 0.1% | 525 |
| 2016/17 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 13.5% | 4.1% | 0.1% | 542 |
| 2017/18 | 4.0% | 4.8% | -0.8pp | 7.3% | 3.8% | 0.2% | 561 |
| 2018/19 | 3.7% | 4.6% | -1.0pp | 7.3% | 3.6% | 0.1% | 578 |
| 2020/21 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 21.5% | 5.9% | 0.1% | 614 |
| 2021/22 | 6.8% | 7.1% | -0.4pp | 25.4% | 6.7% | 0.0% | 626 |
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% | -1.9pp | 16.6% | 4.9% | 0.0% | 634 |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% | -1.3pp | 16.0% | 5.1% | 0.1% | 637 |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% | -0.8pp | 18.2% | 5.1% | 0.2% | 643 |
11 May 2021 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
InadequateLeadership & management
Inadequate