Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,090.46
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+9.9%
of income
Elevated: turnover 19.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good8 October 2024 · Academy First Section 5
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,181
Capacity
1,371 (86%)
Free school meals
28.4%
English additional lang.
33.3%
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.
61.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.3
Mean salary
£48,869
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25 · 1,032 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 | £7.3m | £7.1m | £5.4m | 73.2% | +£259k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,436 |
| 2022/23 | £7.7m | £7.1m | £5.4m | 70.2% | +£561k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,413 |
| 2023/24 | £8.7m | £7.8m | £5.8m | 66.1% | +£859k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,090 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£523k
Other costs
£1.6m
2.1%
Admin staff
4.1%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
7.7%
Premises (total)
2.2%
Supply staff
2.0%
Catering
3.1%
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 | —* | 44.4 | 65.6% | 48.1% | 66.3% | — | 160 |
* 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 | 65.6 | 16.7 | £43,065 | 7.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 74.0 | 15.4 | £39,689 | 21.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 61.8 | 19.3 | £42,643 | 16.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 63.5 | 19.3 | £45,558 | 19.1% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2024/25 | 61.2 | 19.3 | £48,869 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 21.0% | 4.3% | 2.3% | 1,107 |
| 2015/16 | 7.4% | 4.5% | +2.9pp | 22.5% | 4.9% | 2.5% | 1,082 |
| 2016/17 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 18.8% | 4.5% | 2.0% | 1,096 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.0pp | 16.4% | 4.5% | 2.3% | 1,067 |
| 2018/19 | 7.0% | 4.6% | +2.4pp | 20.7% | 4.4% | 2.6% | 987 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 14.5% | 3.5% | 1.5% | 974 |
| 2021/22 | 10.6% | 7.1% | +3.5pp | 33.5% | 6.4% | 4.2% | 986 |
| 2022/23 | 11.1% | 6.8% | +4.3pp | 35.8% | 6.3% | 4.8% | 1,040 |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% | +3.8pp | 31.4% | 5.6% | 4.8% | 1,042 |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% | +3.1pp | 26.9% | 5.2% | 4.1% | 1,032 |
8 October 2024 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 2021 | URN 141177 | Requires improvement |