Per-pupil income
£6,816.24
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
14.8%
of income
In-year balance
+1.2%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding8 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,356
Capacity
1,400 (97%)
Free school meals
8.1%
English additional lang.
14.6%
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.
81.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.7
Mean salary
£50,157
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 1,055 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 | £7.7m | £7.5m | £5.6m | 73.0% | +£220k | £786k | 10.3% | £5,802 |
| 2022/23 | £8.7m | £8.2m | £6.1m | 70.3% | +£466k | £1.3m | 14.4% | £6,369 |
| 2023/24 | £9.2m | £9.1m | £6.9m | 74.6% | +£112k | £1.4m | 14.8% | £6,816 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
Support staff
£931k
Premises
£471k
Other costs
£1.8m
6.0%
Admin staff
0.9%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
5.6%
Premises (total)
2.5%
Supply staff
4.8%
Catering
1.9%
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 | —* | 57.8 | 86.1% | 68.8% | 34.1% | — | 208 |
* 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 | 70.0 | 17.8 | £43,000 | 9.7% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2021/22 | 75.8 | 17.4 | £43,087 | 14.6% | 0.0% | 8.2 |
| 2022/23 | 81.0 | 16.9 | £42,029 | 12.3% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2023/24 | 80.6 | 16.8 | £47,101 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2024/25 | 81.3 | 16.7 | £50,157 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.1% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 8.7% | 3.7% | 0.4% | 818 |
| 2014/15 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 8.6% | 3.7% | 0.4% | 834 |
| 2015/16 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 8.3% | 3.8% | 0.3% | 838 |
| 2016/17 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 8.4% | 3.7% | 0.5% | 841 |
| 2017/18 | 4.4% | 4.8% | -0.4pp | 8.7% | 3.9% | 0.5% | 842 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 8.4% | 4.0% | 0.4% | 890 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.2% | 4.1% | 1.1% | 978 |
| 2021/22 | 8.0% | 7.1% | +0.8pp | 24.6% | 6.7% | 1.3% | 1,020 |
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% | +1.9pp | 29.7% | 7.4% | 1.3% | 1,058 |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% | +1.2pp | 19.2% | 6.0% | 1.7% | 1,062 |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% | +1.0pp | 16.3% | 5.3% | 1.9% | 1,055 |
8 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 2013 | — | Outstanding |