Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£33,623.35
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
27.0%
of income
In-year balance
+5.9%
of income
DfE scrutinises reserves above 20% of income. Current level: 27.0%.
26 September 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
153
Free school meals
33.8%
English additional lang.
87.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 3–18
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.
34.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
4.4
Mean salary
£57,796
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.2%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25 · 108 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 | £3.4m | £3.2m | £2.6m | 77.5% | +£200k | £777k | 22.9% | £26,962 |
| 2022/23 | £3.5m | £3.4m | £2.8m | 79.2% | +£107k | £885k | 25.0% | £27,655 |
| 2023/24 | £4.3m | £4.1m | £3.2m | 75.5% | +£186k | £1.1m | 24.9% | £29,653 |
| 2024/25 | £5.1m | £4.8m | £3.8m | 74.4% | +£298k | £1.4m | 27.0% | £33,623 |
Teaching staff
£2.3m
Support staff
£804k
Premises
£372k
Other costs
£629k
5.2%
Admin staff
1.2%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
7.4%
Premises (total)
1.0%
Supply staff
1.7%
Catering
5.4%
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 | —* | 6.4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 18 |
* 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 | 13.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 20.0% | — |
| 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 | 26.8 | 4.3 | £45,710 | 6.0% | 3.6% | 4.3 |
| 2021/22 | 28.6 | 4.4 | £47,790 | 17.5% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2022/23 | 27.9 | 4.6 | £47,501 | 7.2% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2023/24 | 30.6 | 4.6 | £48,692 | 20.3% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2024/25 | 34.0 | 4.4 | £57,796 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 15.1% | 5.0% | 0.8% | 73 |
| 2014/15 | 7.7% | 4.5% | +3.2pp | 25.3% | 7.1% | 0.6% | 79 |
| 2015/16 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 18.1% | 5.9% | 1.0% | 83 |
| 2016/17 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 19.1% | 5.0% | 0.6% | 84 |
| 2017/18 | 7.2% | 4.8% | +2.5pp | 20.5% | 6.3% | 1.0% | 78 |
| 2018/19 | 9.3% | 4.6% | +4.6pp | 32.2% | 7.9% | 1.4% | 87 |
| 2020/21 | 9.2% | 4.5% | +4.7pp | 34.0% | 8.2% | 1.0% | 94 |
| 2021/22 | 11.7% | 7.1% | +4.5pp | 31.2% | 9.9% | 1.8% | 93 |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% | +2.4pp | 29.7% | 8.2% | 1.0% | 101 |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% | +2.3pp | 32.7% | 7.2% | 1.7% | 113 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 17.6% | 7.2% | 0.8% | 108 |
26 September 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 2013 | — | Good |