Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,265.32
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.5%
of income
In-year balance
+0.9%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 16.6%.
28 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,620
Capacity
1,700 (95%)
Free school meals
9.7%
English additional lang.
5.9%
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.
78.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.6
Mean salary
£52,667
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25 · 1,368 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 | £10.3m | £10.1m | £7.9m | 76.5% | +£260k | £427k | 4.1% | £6,073 |
| 2022/23 | £11.2m | £11.3m | £8.3m | 74.2% | -£54k | £190k | 1.7% | £6,712 |
| 2023/24 | £11.9m | £11.8m | £8.9m | 75.0% | +£104k | £294k | 2.5% | £7,265 |
Teaching staff
£6.6m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£579k
Other costs
£2.3m
6.4%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
7.5%
Premises (total)
1.3%
Supply staff
4.7%
Catering
1.7%
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 | —* | 47.6 | 72.9% | 46.5% | 68.8% | — | 269 |
* 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 | 86.3 | 19.4 | £46,241 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2021/22 | 83.0 | 20.5 | £46,271 | 10.7% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2022/23 | 82.4 | 20.3 | £44,438 | 26.9% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2023/24 | 82.9 | 19.7 | £50,366 | 16.6% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2024/25 | 78.6 | 20.6 | £52,667 | —% | 2.5% | — |
Overall absence
6.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.9% | 4.4% | -0.5pp | 6.1% | 3.1% | 0.8% | 1,220 |
| 2014/15 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 6.6% | 3.4% | 0.7% | 1,216 |
| 2015/16 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 6.3% | 3.2% | 0.7% | 1,215 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 8.7% | 3.5% | 0.8% | 1,214 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 11.1% | 3.9% | 1.2% | 1,240 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 16.2% | 4.9% | 1.1% | 1,271 |
| 2020/21 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.3% | 3.1% | 1.8% | 1,335 |
| 2021/22 | 8.8% | 7.1% | +1.6pp | 26.5% | 5.4% | 3.4% | 1,376 |
| 2022/23 | 9.0% | 6.8% | +2.2pp | 27.5% | 5.8% | 3.2% | 1,376 |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% | +0.5pp | 19.2% | 5.0% | 2.0% | 1,364 |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% | +0.2pp | 17.3% | 4.8% | 1.6% | 1,368 |
28 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 2016 | — | Outstanding |