Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,262.91
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
62.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.1%
of income
In-year balance
+4.2%
of income
Elevated: turnover 15.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding25 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,050
Capacity
1,120 (94%)
Free school meals
18.5%
English additional lang.
14.9%
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.
65.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.9
Mean salary
£49,848
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25 · 909 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 | £7.7m | £7.3m | £5.1m | 66.2% | +£354k | £186k | 2.4% | £7,375 |
| 2022/23 | £8.3m | £7.8m | £5.1m | 61.9% | +£443k | £47k | 0.6% | £7,856 |
| 2023/24 | £8.8m | £8.4m | £5.5m | 62.1% | +£367k | £11k | 0.1% | £8,263 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
Support staff
£729k
Premises
£2.3m
Other costs
£679k
4.4%
Admin staff
0.1%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
1.3%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
0.9%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | 48.3 | 73.7% | 50.3% | 17.3% | — | 179 |
* 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 | 68.6 | 15.6 | £44,802 | 18.4% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2021/22 | 119.1 | 8.8 | £39,971 | 24.2% | 0.0% | 7.7 |
| 2022/23 | 67.1 | 15.7 | £42,963 | 12.1% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2023/24 | 65.1 | 16.4 | £48,858 | 15.1% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2024/25 | 65.9 | 15.9 | £49,848 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 14.4% | 3.5% | 1.8% | 901 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 13.2% | 3.6% | 1.5% | 904 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.0% | 3.2% | 1.8% | 908 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 12.3% | 3.3% | 1.7% | 901 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 11.0% | 3.5% | 1.5% | 903 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 14.5% | 3.2% | 2.0% | 918 |
| 2020/21 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 13.4% | 3.7% | 1.2% | 906 |
| 2021/22 | 8.3% | 7.1% | +1.2pp | 26.3% | 6.1% | 2.2% | 900 |
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% | +1.8pp | 24.5% | 5.8% | 2.8% | 905 |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% | +1.8pp | 27.8% | 5.4% | 2.9% | 904 |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% | +2.7pp | 27.4% | 5.2% | 3.7% | 909 |
25 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 2017 | — | Outstanding |