Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,553
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.4%
of income
In-year balance
+14.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.1%.
24 May 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
797
Capacity
750 (106%)
Free school meals
31.9%
English additional lang.
16.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
46.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.2
Mean salary
£47,217
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.9%
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25 · 848 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 | £4.8m | £4.1m | £3.4m | 71.4% | +£644k | £245k | 5.1% | £6,784 |
| 2022/23 | £5.1m | £4.5m | £3.7m | 72.1% | +£653k | £271k | 5.3% | £6,758 |
| 2023/24 | £5.9m | £5.1m | £4.2m | 70.4% | +£847k | £24k | 0.4% | £7,553 |
Teaching staff
£2.8m
Support staff
£751k
Premises
£419k
Other costs
£484k
6.2%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
5.5%
Premises (total)
4.1%
Supply staff
1.3%
Catering
0.6%
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 | —* | 36.5 | 55.3% | 31.8% | 14.4% | — | 132 |
* 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 | 37.8 | 17.5 | £40,356 | 46.6% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2021/22 | 32.2 | 21.9 | £39,767 | 24.2% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2022/23 | 36.4 | 20.9 | £42,506 | 33.5% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2023/24 | 38.8 | 20.2 | £44,701 | 26.8% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2024/25 | 46.4 | 17.2 | £47,217 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.5% | 4.4% | +2.1pp | 18.7% | 5.3% | 1.2% | 651 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 18.6% | 4.0% | 2.0% | 634 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.8% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 597 |
| 2016/17 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 21.0% | 3.1% | 3.8% | 580 |
| 2017/18 | 6.2% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 16.4% | 2.5% | 3.8% | 603 |
| 2018/19 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 17.7% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 609 |
| 2020/21 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 22.4% | 4.2% | 2.8% | 679 |
| 2021/22 | 11.3% | 7.1% | +4.2pp | 34.8% | 6.7% | 4.7% | 742 |
| 2022/23 | 11.9% | 6.8% | +5.1pp | 34.3% | 6.5% | 5.4% | 794 |
| 2023/24 | 11.1% | 6.6% | +4.5pp | 33.7% | 5.0% | 6.1% | 833 |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% | +2.4pp | 25.1% | 3.9% | 4.7% | 848 |
24 May 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 2014 | — | Requires improvement |