Flags
6
6 high
Per-pupil income
£59,960.48
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
55.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-27.2%
of income
In-year balance
-9.7%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 24.5% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -24.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 43.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 9.7% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -27.2%.
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 3.7% to -27.2%.
21 June 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
66
Capacity
97 (68%)
Free school meals
72.7%
English additional lang.
4.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
24.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
2.7
Mean salary
£48,051
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
43.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
82.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
35.1%
Unauthorised absence
8.1%
2024/25 · 70 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 | £2.5m | £2.5m | £1.9m | 75.0% | -£32k | £93k | 3.7% | £26,669 |
| 2022/23 | £2.8m | £2.9m | £1.7m | 61.1% | -£92k | £523 | 0.0% | £31,853 |
| 2023/24 | £2.8m | £3.5m | £1.8m | 63.6% | -£694k | -£693k | -24.4% | £33,379 |
| 2024/25 | £4.0m | £4.3m | £2.2m | 55.7% | -£385k | -£1.1m | -27.2% | £59,960 |
Teaching staff
£1.2m
Support staff
£195k
Premises
£224k
Other costs
£1.9m
5.8%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
1.5%
ICT
6.8%
Premises (total)
12.4%
Supply staff
2.7%
Catering
5.2%
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 | —* | 2.3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 19 |
* 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 | 19.2 | 4.6 | £39,627 | 25.8% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2021/22 | 27.8 | 3.4 | £36,442 | 54.0% | 3.5% | 13.0 |
| 2022/23 | 23.0 | 3.8 | £34,252 | 34.5% | 0.0% | 10.1 |
| 2023/24 | 21.4 | 4.0 | £39,794 | 21.4% | 0.0% | 8.7 |
| 2024/25 | 24.6 | 2.7 | £48,051 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
43.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
82.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
35.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
8.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 14.4% | 4.4% | +10.0pp | 37.3% | 7.4% | 7.0% | 67 |
| 2014/15 | 12.7% | 4.5% | +8.2pp | 32.8% | 7.2% | 5.6% | 67 |
| 2015/16 | 15.7% | 4.5% | +11.3pp | 38.0% | 9.3% | 6.4% | 50 |
| 2016/17 | 24.0% | 4.6% | +19.4pp | 54.7% | 17.8% | 6.2% | 75 |
| 2017/18 | 19.5% | 4.8% | +14.8pp | 54.6% | 11.5% | 8.1% | 86 |
| 2018/19 | 25.8% | 4.6% | +21.2pp | 59.0% | 14.8% | 11.0% | 83 |
| 2020/21 | 31.1% | 4.5% | +26.6pp | 70.8% | 15.1% | 16.0% | 96 |
| 2021/22 | 39.5% | 7.1% | +32.4pp | 76.8% | 21.0% | 18.5% | 99 |
| 2022/23 | 38.5% | 6.8% | +31.6pp | 77.3% | 25.4% | 13.1% | 88 |
| 2023/24 | 45.2% | 6.6% | +38.6pp | 83.7% | 33.5% | 11.7% | 86 |
| 2024/25 | 43.2% | 6.2% | +37.0pp | 82.9% | 35.1% | 8.1% | 70 |
21 June 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2014 | — | Requires improvement |