Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£13,154.35
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-2.0%
of income
In-year balance
-6.3%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 6.3% of income.
14 June 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
926
Capacity
728 (127%)
Free school meals
4.3%
English additional lang.
9.2%
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.
70.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.2
Mean salary
£49,703
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 411 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 | £11.2m | £7.4m | £4.7m | 41.5% | +£3.8m | £897k | 8.0% | £12,395 |
| 2022/23 | £11.7m | £2.6m | £48k | 0.4% | +£9.0m | £607k | 5.2% | £12,598 |
| 2023/24 | £12.1m | £12.9m | £8.8m | 72.4% | -£763k | -£242k | -2.0% | £13,154 |
Teaching staff
£3.8m
Support staff
£504k
Premises
£315k
Other costs
£3.8m
5.2%
Admin staff
0.8%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
3.5%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
1.5%
Catering
0.2%
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 | —* | 61.7 | 86.3% | 72.5% | 93.1% | — | 131 |
* 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 | 75.3 | 11.3 | £42,039 | 15.9% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2021/22 | 70.6 | 12.8 | £43,456 | 30.8% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2022/23 | 70.0 | 13.2 | £47,893 | 21.7% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2023/24 | 73.7 | 12.5 | £48,740 | 8.9% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2024/25 | 70.1 | 13.2 | £49,703 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.3% | 4.4% | -1.0pp | 4.9% | 3.2% | 0.1% | 349 |
| 2014/15 | 2.9% | 4.5% | -1.6pp | 5.8% | 2.7% | 0.2% | 346 |
| 2015/16 | 2.8% | 4.5% | -1.6pp | 2.6% | 2.7% | 0.1% | 340 |
| 2016/17 | 2.9% | 4.6% | -1.7pp | 3.8% | 2.8% | 0.1% | 346 |
| 2017/18 | 3.1% | 4.8% | -1.6pp | 5.5% | 3.0% | 0.1% | 347 |
| 2018/19 | 3.3% | 4.6% | -1.3pp | 3.2% | 3.1% | 0.2% | 346 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 11.8% | 5.0% | 0.4% | 356 |
| 2021/22 | 5.5% | 7.1% | -1.7pp | 10.0% | 4.7% | 0.8% | 380 |
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% | +0.7pp | 23.0% | 6.3% | 1.2% | 395 |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% | +0.0pp | 16.2% | 5.0% | 1.6% | 394 |
| 2024/25 | 6.0% | 6.2% | -0.2pp | 14.8% | 4.5% | 1.4% | 411 |
14 June 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec 2007 | URN 117598 | Outstanding |