Per-pupil income
£6,825.96
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.8%
of income
In-year balance
+0.6%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good25 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,051
Capacity
1,000 (105%)
Free school meals
13.0%
English additional lang.
2.6%
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.
65.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.0
Mean salary
£48,336
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25 · 889 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 | £6.5m | £6.4m | £4.5m | 69.2% | +£45k | £238k | 3.7% | £6,246 |
| 2022/23 | £6.8m | £6.4m | £4.7m | 69.3% | +£413k | £487k | 7.1% | £6,506 |
| 2023/24 | £7.3m | £7.2m | £5.3m | 73.6% | +£42k | £496k | 6.8% | £6,826 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
Support staff
£240k
Premises
£376k
Other costs
£1.5m
3.1%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
6.3%
Premises (total)
0.4%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 53.0 | 78.5% | 57.6% | 78.5% | — | 158 |
* 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 | 59.3 | 17.3 | £45,000 | 9.5% | 0.0% | 0.8 |
| 2021/22 | 61.4 | 16.8 | £45,156 | 17.0% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2022/23 | 60.1 | 17.4 | £43,510 | 19.9% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2023/24 | 57.3 | 18.6 | £45,816 | 7.5% | 5.0% | 4.9 |
| 2024/25 | 65.8 | 16.0 | £48,336 | —% | 1.5% | — |
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 8.3% | 3.7% | 0.5% | 737 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.2% | 4.2% | 0.5% | 741 |
| 2015/16 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 9.7% | 4.0% | 0.4% | 761 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 10.7% | 4.3% | 0.3% | 775 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 10.4% | 4.7% | 0.3% | 796 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 14.0% | 4.9% | 0.5% | 801 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.1% | 4.2% | 0.6% | 833 |
| 2021/22 | 9.7% | 7.1% | +2.5pp | 32.9% | 8.9% | 0.7% | 845 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.5pp | 25.5% | 7.0% | 1.3% | 858 |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% | +1.1pp | 21.4% | 6.2% | 1.5% | 887 |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% | +1.2pp | 19.7% | 6.2% | 1.2% | 889 |
25 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov 2014 | — | Outstanding |