Flags
8
4 high
Per-pupil income
£27,436.84
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
78.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-12.9%
of income
In-year balance
-8.5%
of income
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -5.0%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 8.5% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -12.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.7%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 15.0%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.5% of income.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement14 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
177
Capacity
205 (86%)
Free school meals
26.2%
English additional lang.
11.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 3–19
Your school compared against 30 similar other schools in East of England, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
Peer percentile + trajectory. DfE range: 5-20% of income.
Peer percentile + agency/supply adjustment. DfE threshold: 80%.
In-year balance + pupil trend + income diversity.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
26.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
6.8
Mean salary
£45,642
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
14.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
45.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
12.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 150 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 | £3.2m | £3.2m | £2.7m | 83.5% | -£21k | £94k | 2.9% | £20,343 |
| 2022/23 | £3.5m | £3.6m | £2.8m | 81.3% | -£117k | -£23k | -0.7% | £22,862 |
| 2023/24 | £4.2m | £4.4m | £3.3m | 77.1% | -£189k | -£212k | -5.0% | £27,119 |
| 2024/25 | £4.9m | £5.3m | £3.8m | 78.5% | -£413k | -£626k | -12.9% | £27,437 |
Teaching staff
£1.8m
34% of spend
Support staff
£1.8m
33% of spend
Premises
£603k
11% of spend
Other costs
£853k
16% of spend
| 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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 17 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 21.6 | 7.4 | £40,973 | 13.9% | 0.0% | 12.2 |
| 2021/22 | 19.9 | 7.9 | £39,734 | 17.1% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2022/23 | 22.6 | 6.8 | £47,340 | 28.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 23.0 | 6.8 | £42,312 | 15.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 26.0 | 6.8 | £45,642 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
14.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
45.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
12.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.0% | 4.4% | +2.7pp | 25.0% | 6.9% | 0.1% | 68 |
| 2014/15 | 9.8% | 4.5% | +5.3pp | 28.6% | 8.5% | 1.3% | 70 |
| 2015/16 | 12.8% | 4.5% | +8.3pp | 36.9% | 10.8% | 1.9% | 84 |
| 2016/17 | 11.6% | 4.6% | +7.0pp | 34.4% | 10.9% | 0.7% | 93 |
| 2017/18 | 12.7% | 4.8% | +8.0pp | 32.7% | 11.4% | 1.3% | 107 |
| 2018/19 | 9.8% | 4.6% | +5.1pp | 33.3% | 8.9% | 0.8% | 102 |
| 2020/21 | 25.1% | 4.5% | +20.6pp | 76.4% | 23.8% | 1.3% | 110 |
| 2021/22 | 16.6% | 7.1% | +9.4pp | 46.0% | 14.4% | 2.1% | 113 |
| 2022/23 | 13.8% | 6.8% | +7.0pp | 48.4% | 12.1% | 1.7% | 122 |
| 2023/24 | 14.2% | 6.6% | +7.7pp | 42.3% | 11.2% | 3.0% | 130 |
| 2024/25 | 14.7% | 6.2% | +8.5pp | 45.3% | 12.5% | 2.2% | 150 |
14 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2014 | — | Good |