Per-pupil income
£7,321.78
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
15.9%
of income
In-year balance
+0.7%
of income
No active flags for this school.
16 May 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,528
Capacity
1,520 (101%)
Free school meals
16.7%
English additional lang.
5.0%
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.
97.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.7
Mean salary
£54,038
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25 · 1,309 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 | £9.6m | £9.2m | £6.4m | 67.2% | +£406k | £1.6m | 16.4% | £6,375 |
| 2022/23 | £10.7m | £10.8m | £7.1m | 66.8% | -£101k | £1.7m | 16.0% | £6,943 |
| 2023/24 | £11.2m | £11.1m | £8.2m | 73.0% | +£74k | £1.8m | 15.9% | £7,322 |
Teaching staff
£6.2m
Support staff
£959k
Premises
£690k
Other costs
£2.3m
6.9%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
7.8%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
4.7%
Catering
3.3%
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 | —* | 50.0 | 77.5% | 55.8% | 24.9% | — | 249 |
* 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 | 91.2 | 16.2 | £41,921 | 6.4% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2021/22 | 93.0 | 16.2 | £42,342 | 7.3% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2022/23 | 92.7 | 16.6 | £44,484 | 10.4% | 0.0% | 1.7 |
| 2023/24 | 97.0 | 15.8 | £51,147 | 5.4% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2024/25 | 97.3 | 15.7 | £54,038 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 11.7% | 3.7% | 1.3% | 1,201 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.6% | 3.5% | 1.3% | 1,204 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.0% | 3.4% | 1.4% | 1,191 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 10.1% | 3.0% | 1.3% | 1,204 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 10.1% | 3.2% | 1.3% | 1,242 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 9.7% | 3.3% | 1.3% | 1,241 |
| 2020/21 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 8.1% | 2.9% | 0.8% | 1,277 |
| 2021/22 | 7.6% | 7.1% | +0.5pp | 20.9% | 6.0% | 1.6% | 1,290 |
| 2022/23 | 7.0% | 6.8% | +0.1pp | 18.3% | 5.0% | 1.9% | 1,286 |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% | +0.1pp | 17.0% | 4.7% | 2.0% | 1,298 |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% | +1.0pp | 17.9% | 4.8% | 2.4% | 1,309 |
16 May 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2008 | URN 115223 | Good |