Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,465.62
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
26.1%
of income
In-year balance
+0.6%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 15.8%.
11 May 2021 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
InadequateLeadership & management
Inadequate2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,059
Capacity
777 (136%)
Free school meals
4.5%
English additional lang.
11.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
66.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.0
Mean salary
£47,796
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 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 | £6.4m | £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 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£379k
Premises
£478k
Other costs
£1.9m
5.9%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
4.9%
Premises (total)
0.1%
Supply staff
6.6%
Catering
0.6%
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 | —* | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 63.6 | 15.9 | £43,779 | 6.8% | 0.0% | 0.6 |
| 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 | 63.4 | 16.1 | £48,832 | 15.8% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2024/25 | 66.4 | 16.0 | £47,796 | —% | 0.0% | — |
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
| 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