Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£9,035.07
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+7.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.5%.
Elevated: sickness 11.2 days.
2 July 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
895
Capacity
1,500 (60%)
Free school meals
54.2%
English additional lang.
32.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
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.
56.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.9
Mean salary
£47,311
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
34.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
5.8%
2024/25 · 939 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 | £7.0m | £5.8m | £4.0m | 56.8% | +£1.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,249 |
| 2022/23 | £8.0m | £6.7m | £4.7m | 58.3% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,981 |
| 2023/24 | £8.5m | £7.9m | £5.6m | 66.0% | +£632k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,035 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£391k
Other costs
£1.9m
3.0%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
12.1%
Premises (total)
2.7%
Supply staff
2.0%
Catering
2.5%
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 | —* | 38.6 | 52.2% | 34.4% | 28.7% | — | 157 |
* 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 | 43.6 | 18.6 | £40,338 | 8.6% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2021/22 | 45.0 | 18.8 | £41,044 | 20.2% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2022/23 | 45.3 | 19.7 | £42,863 | 11.0% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2023/24 | 60.0 | 15.7 | £44,222 | 13.0% | 0.0% | 11.2 |
| 2024/25 | 56.3 | 15.9 | £47,311 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
34.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 20.4% | 4.4% | 2.4% | 98 |
| 2017/18 | 7.0% | 4.8% | +2.3pp | 26.4% | 4.6% | 2.4% | 167 |
| 2018/19 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 19.4% | 3.5% | 3.1% | 789 |
| 2020/21 | 7.9% | 4.5% | +3.4pp | 24.5% | 4.4% | 3.5% | 874 |
| 2021/22 | 13.8% | 7.1% | +6.6pp | 47.0% | 8.4% | 5.3% | 887 |
| 2022/23 | 13.9% | 6.8% | +7.1pp | 43.5% | 7.2% | 6.7% | 924 |
| 2023/24 | 14.3% | 6.6% | +7.8pp | 43.5% | 7.6% | 6.7% | 965 |
| 2024/25 | 11.5% | 6.2% | +5.3pp | 34.5% | 5.6% | 5.8% | 939 |
2 July 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good