Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
£8,405.73
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.5%
of income
In-year balance
-5.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.1% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.9%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.1%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good11 February 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,173
Capacity
1,861 (63%)
Free school meals
33.1%
English additional lang.
30.5%
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.
84.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.9
Mean salary
£54,153
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
36.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.7%
Unauthorised absence
6.2%
2024/25 · 1,021 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 | £8.9m | £8.5m | £6.3m | 71.0% | +£359k | £718k | 8.1% | £7,113 |
| 2022/23 | £9.5m | £9.3m | £6.9m | 72.8% | +£127k | £853k | 9.0% | £7,781 |
| 2023/24 | £9.7m | £10.2m | £7.6m | 78.1% | -£491k | £342k | 3.5% | £8,406 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
Support staff
£690k
Premises
£415k
Other costs
£2.2m
5.5%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
7.7%
Premises (total)
4.4%
Supply staff
4.1%
Catering
4.3%
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 | —* | 38.3 | 49.8% | 27.4% | 52.0% | — | 223 |
* 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 | 80.0 | 15.7 | £43,657 | 14.3% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2021/22 | 79.8 | 15.7 | £43,106 | 16.0% | 0.0% | 9.7 |
| 2022/23 | 80.4 | 15.1 | £48,801 | 13.0% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2023/24 | 86.5 | 13.3 | £51,286 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2024/25 | 84.7 | 13.9 | £54,153 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
36.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.9% | 4.4% | +2.5pp | 21.0% | 4.2% | 2.7% | 1,093 |
| 2014/15 | 7.6% | 4.5% | +3.1pp | 23.4% | 4.7% | 3.0% | 1,078 |
| 2015/16 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 21.7% | 4.3% | 3.0% | 1,093 |
| 2016/17 | 9.1% | 4.6% | +4.5pp | 28.5% | 5.1% | 4.0% | 1,108 |
| 2017/18 | 9.4% | 4.8% | +4.7pp | 25.1% | 5.0% | 4.4% | 1,114 |
| 2018/19 | 8.2% | 4.6% | +3.6pp | 22.3% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 1,101 |
| 2020/21 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 19.9% | 4.0% | 2.6% | 1,149 |
| 2021/22 | 9.9% | 7.1% | +2.7pp | 31.3% | 5.0% | 4.8% | 1,113 |
| 2022/23 | 11.1% | 6.8% | +4.3pp | 33.7% | 4.4% | 6.7% | 1,114 |
| 2023/24 | 11.6% | 6.6% | +5.0pp | 35.6% | 4.7% | 6.9% | 1,068 |
| 2024/25 | 11.9% | 6.2% | +5.6pp | 36.3% | 5.7% | 6.2% | 1,021 |
11 February 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 2022 | — | Requires improvement |