Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,652.53
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.6%
of income
In-year balance
-1.0%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.0% of income.
26 April 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
2,109
Capacity
2,005 (105%)
Free school meals
22.3%
English additional lang.
12.9%
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.
123.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.1
Mean salary
£50,110
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 1,732 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 | £12.8m | £12.0m | £9.0m | 70.8% | +£768k | £761k | 6.0% | £6,562 |
| 2022/23 | £14.0m | £13.3m | £9.7m | 69.3% | +£711k | £448k | 3.2% | £7,021 |
| 2023/24 | £15.7m | £15.9m | £11.1m | 70.4% | -£164k | £248k | 1.6% | £7,653 |
Teaching staff
£8.2m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£1.6m
Other costs
£3.2m
7.7%
Admin staff
3.5%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
13.8%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
3.8%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 50.3 | 72.9% | 51.5% | 80.9% | — | 299 |
* 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 | 85.1 | 22.3 | £44,468 | 9.4% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2021/22 | 113.6 | 17.1 | £42,992 | 15.3% | 0.9% | 8.7 |
| 2022/23 | 116.5 | 17.1 | £45,801 | 14.1% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2023/24 | 123.1 | 16.7 | £48,394 | 16.8% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2024/25 | 123.3 | 17.1 | £50,110 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 9.4% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 1,515 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 9.3% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 1,508 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 9.8% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 1,502 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 9.5% | 3.8% | 1.0% | 1,505 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 10.4% | 4.1% | 1.1% | 1,511 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 8.5% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 1,514 |
| 2020/21 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 7.3% | 3.2% | 0.8% | 1,522 |
| 2021/22 | 7.9% | 7.1% | +0.7pp | 22.6% | 6.6% | 1.3% | 1,576 |
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 19.7% | 6.1% | 1.9% | 1,627 |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% | +1.0pp | 17.1% | 5.8% | 1.7% | 1,685 |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% | +0.7pp | 16.6% | 5.1% | 1.9% | 1,732 |
26 April 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 2014 | — | Requires improvement |