Per-pupil income
£7,464.22
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+14.0%
of income
No active flags for this school.
12 January 2016 · Academy First Section 5
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,209
Capacity
1,350 (90%)
Free school meals
13.9%
English additional lang.
11.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
65.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.6
Mean salary
£49,735
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25 · 1,241 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 | £5.8m | £4.5m | 68.2% | +£716k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,221 |
| 2022/23 | £7.3m | £6.5m | £5.1m | 69.9% | +£785k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,581 |
| 2023/24 | £8.8m | £7.5m | £5.8m | 65.6% | +£1.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,464 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£340k
Other costs
£1.4m
2.2%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
6.0%
Premises (total)
0.9%
Supply staff
0.4%
Catering
6.0%
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 | —* | 59.0 | 86.5% | 71.3% | 74.4% | — | 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 | 52.5 | 18.3 | £38,713 | 8.4% | 0.0% | 1.6 |
| 2021/22 | 57.5 | 18.3 | £40,129 | 12.5% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2022/23 | 58.9 | 18.8 | £42,475 | 8.2% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2023/24 | 67.4 | 17.4 | £45,860 | 8.3% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2024/25 | 65.1 | 18.6 | £49,735 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 13.3% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 693 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 13.7% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 627 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 12.8% | 4.2% | 0.4% | 556 |
| 2016/17 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 16.1% | 5.0% | 1.1% | 595 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 12.5% | 3.1% | 2.4% | 663 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 10.1% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 744 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.8% | 2.9% | 2.2% | 988 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0% | 7.1% | +1.8pp | 26.2% | 4.9% | 4.1% | 1,081 |
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 19.3% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 1,141 |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% | +0.7pp | 18.5% | 4.8% | 2.4% | 1,204 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 6.2% | +0.8pp | 15.2% | 4.7% | 2.3% | 1,241 |
12 January 2016 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 2013 | URN 121179 | Inadequate |