Flags
5
4 high
Per-pupil income
£30,447.13
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
76.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.5%
of income
In-year balance
+0.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.7%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.6%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.3% of income.
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 13.3% to 7.5%.
Elevated: sickness 19.5 days.
2 October 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
112
Capacity
105 (107%)
Free school meals
30.3%
English additional lang.
21.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 2–19
Compared against 30 similar other 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.
13.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
8.2
Mean salary
£48,595
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
36.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 98 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 | £2.4m | £2.2m | £1.8m | 77.2% | +£138k | £313k | 13.3% | £27,150 |
| 2022/23 | £2.6m | £2.6m | £2.0m | 76.4% | +£63k | £377k | 14.2% | £28,751 |
| 2023/24 | £2.8m | £2.9m | £2.3m | 82.6% | -£146k | £231k | 8.3% | £25,837 |
| 2024/25 | £3.4m | £3.4m | £2.6m | 76.6% | +£27k | £257k | 7.5% | £30,447 |
Teaching staff
£959k
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£137k
Other costs
£633k
3.9%
Admin staff
1.2%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
7.6%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
2.0%
Catering
1.3%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 11 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 9.4 | 7.1 | £44,337 | 6.4% | 0.0% | 7.7 |
| 2021/22 | 9.6 | 9.1 | £46,195 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2022/23 | 13.2 | 7.0 | £46,374 | 7.6% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2023/24 | 14.2 | 7.5 | £43,733 | 11.3% | 0.0% | 19.5 |
| 2024/25 | 13.6 | 8.2 | £48,595 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
36.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 11.0% | 4.4% | +6.6pp | 38.5% | 10.5% | 0.5% | 39 |
| 2014/15 | 10.3% | 4.5% | +5.8pp | 34.1% | 10.2% | 0.1% | 41 |
| 2015/16 | 11.5% | 4.5% | +7.0pp | 36.5% | 10.4% | 1.1% | 52 |
| 2016/17 | 9.8% | 4.6% | +5.2pp | 30.6% | 9.2% | 0.5% | 49 |
| 2017/18 | 10.1% | 4.8% | +5.3pp | 34.0% | 9.8% | 0.3% | 50 |
| 2018/19 | 10.5% | 4.6% | +5.9pp | 33.3% | 10.4% | 0.1% | 57 |
| 2020/21 | 8.8% | 4.5% | +4.3pp | 24.6% | 8.7% | 0.1% | 69 |
| 2021/22 | 11.5% | 7.1% | +4.3pp | 37.2% | 10.9% | 0.6% | 78 |
| 2022/23 | 10.7% | 6.8% | +3.8pp | 34.1% | 9.7% | 0.9% | 82 |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% | +4.1pp | 36.3% | 9.3% | 1.4% | 91 |
| 2024/25 | 10.7% | 6.2% | +4.5pp | 36.7% | 8.3% | 2.5% | 98 |
2 October 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 2008 | — | Outstanding |