Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,808.78
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-0.5%
of income
In-year balance
-0.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement13 May 2025 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
585
Capacity
740 (79%)
Free school meals
24.3%
English additional lang.
5.3%
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.
37.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.7
Mean salary
£49,122
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.4%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 608 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 | £4.3m | £4.8m | £3.3m | 77.2% | -£555k | £374k | 8.8% | £7,033 |
| 2022/23 | £4.2m | £4.3m | £3.4m | 81.0% | -£113k | £155k | 3.7% | £6,588 |
| 2023/24 | £5.0m | £5.0m | £3.7m | 74.9% | -£2k | -£24k | -0.5% | £7,809 |
Teaching staff
£2.7m
Support staff
£336k
Premises
£425k
Other costs
£827k
10.8%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
9.5%
Premises (total)
1.6%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
2.1%
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 | —* | 42.3 | 52.3% | 37.6% | 29.4% | — | 109 |
* 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 | 38.4 | 16.2 | £42,176 | 7.8% | 0.0% | 1.6 |
| 2021/22 | 38.3 | 15.8 | £42,868 | 23.8% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 31.2 | 20.3 | £41,872 | 22.8% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2023/24 | 40.3 | 15.8 | £46,197 | 32.0% | 11.0% | 7.1 |
| 2024/25 | 37.2 | 15.7 | £49,122 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.6% | 4.4% | +2.2pp | 16.8% | 4.9% | 1.7% | 487 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 13.8% | 4.4% | 1.2% | 458 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 11.2% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 455 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 11.7% | 4.8% | 1.0% | 495 |
| 2017/18 | 6.7% | 4.8% | +2.0pp | 15.1% | 5.3% | 1.4% | 535 |
| 2018/19 | 7.8% | 4.6% | +3.2pp | 15.4% | 5.7% | 2.1% | 617 |
| 2020/21 | 8.5% | 4.5% | +4.0pp | 23.9% | 7.0% | 1.4% | 640 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 22.5% | 6.7% | 2.3% | 626 |
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% | +3.4pp | 27.6% | 7.4% | 2.8% | 669 |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% | +3.9pp | 30.9% | 7.6% | 2.9% | 658 |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% | +2.9pp | 23.5% | 7.4% | 1.8% | 608 |
13 May 2025 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 2023 | — | Inadequate |