Per-pupil income
£8,499.46
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
17.2%
of income
In-year balance
+8.3%
of income
No active flags for this school.
28 February 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,017
Free school meals
15.4%
English additional lang.
7.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
61.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.5
Mean salary
£49,290
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.6%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25 · 946 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 | £3.8m | £3.7m | £2.6m | 67.3% | +£74k | £201k | 5.3% | £7,114 |
| 2022/23 | £6.1m | £5.3m | £3.9m | 63.8% | +£743k | £1.5m | 24.1% | £8,167 |
| 2023/24 | £7.8m | £7.2m | £5.3m | 68.1% | +£655k | £1.3m | 17.2% | £8,499 |
Teaching staff
£3.5m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£645k
Other costs
£1.2m
5.1%
Admin staff
1.3%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
8.0%
Premises (total)
0.6%
Supply staff
4.4%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 54.8 | 76.3% | 59.5% | 26.6% | — | 173 |
* 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 | 18.2 | 19.7 | £43,871 | 14.8% | 0.0% | 1.6 |
| 2021/22 | 27.1 | 19.8 | £41,149 | 3.7% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2022/23 | 42.5 | 17.5 | £43,096 | 14.3% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2023/24 | 53.3 | 17.3 | £49,250 | 18.6% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2024/25 | 61.8 | 16.5 | £49,290 | —% | 1.6% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 6.4% | 3.1% | 0.5% | 373 |
| 2021/22 | 6.4% | 7.1% | -0.7pp | 14.7% | 5.3% | 1.1% | 553 |
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% | +0.4pp | 15.4% | 5.6% | 1.6% | 773 |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% | +0.7pp | 18.5% | 5.7% | 1.5% | 946 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 16.5% | 6.1% | 1.3% | 946 |
28 February 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good