Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
£8,420.57
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
62.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+10.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.8%.
Elevated: turnover 36.6%, sickness 8.9 days.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
31 October 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,222
Capacity
1,758 (70%)
Free school meals
37.6%
English additional lang.
9.7%
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.
83.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.6
Mean salary
£49,552
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.9%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25 · 1,218 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 | £9.8m | £9.3m | £6.8m | 69.1% | +£468k | £2.0m | 20.9% | £6,800 |
| 2022/23 | £10.6m | £10.1m | £7.2m | 67.9% | +£466k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,957 |
| 2023/24 | £11.0m | £9.9m | £6.9m | 62.8% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,421 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
Support staff
£654k
Premises
£598k
Other costs
£2.4m
8.9%
Admin staff
3.3%
Energy
-0.8%
ICT
6.3%
Premises (total)
1.8%
Supply staff
4.5%
Catering
6.8%
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 | —* | 34.8 | 43.5% | 23.7% | 34.9% | — | 232 |
* 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 | 75.5 | 18.9 | £42,242 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2021/22 | 76.8 | 18.7 | £41,989 | 17.7% | 0.0% | 8.2 |
| 2022/23 | 75.9 | 17.6 | £42,561 | 31.8% | 0.0% | 10.7 |
| 2023/24 | 67.4 | 19.3 | £44,654 | 36.6% | 0.0% | 8.9 |
| 2024/25 | 83.6 | 14.6 | £49,552 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 14.8% | 3.1% | 2.3% | 1,360 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.1% | 3.1% | 2.2% | 1,317 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 12.4% | 3.1% | 2.4% | 1,269 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 15.6% | 3.2% | 2.8% | 1,209 |
| 2017/18 | 6.5% | 4.8% | +1.7pp | 17.5% | 3.6% | 2.8% | 1,222 |
| 2018/19 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 16.7% | 3.7% | 2.8% | 1,248 |
| 2020/21 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 19.1% | 4.4% | 2.3% | 1,300 |
| 2021/22 | 13.1% | 7.1% | +5.9pp | 42.2% | 6.9% | 6.2% | 1,337 |
| 2022/23 | 13.3% | 6.8% | +6.5pp | 42.1% | 6.8% | 6.5% | 1,283 |
| 2023/24 | 11.8% | 6.6% | +5.3pp | 34.1% | 7.0% | 4.9% | 1,283 |
| 2024/25 | 10.0% | 6.2% | +3.8pp | 27.6% | 5.9% | 4.1% | 1,218 |
31 October 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 2021 | — | Requires improvement |