Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,625.75
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
64.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+10.8%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes.
Elevated: turnover 23.2%.
11 July 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
813
Capacity
900 (90%)
Free school meals
20.5%
English additional lang.
20.8%
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.
42.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.1
Mean salary
£50,268
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25 · 853 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 | £5.1m | £4.6m | £3.6m | 69.9% | +£505k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,387 |
| 2022/23 | £5.7m | £4.6m | £3.7m | 65.6% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,821 |
| 2023/24 | £6.3m | £5.7m | £4.1m | 64.6% | +£687k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,626 |
Teaching staff
£3.5m
Support staff
£75k
Premises
£413k
Other costs
£1.1m
5.0%
Admin staff
1.5%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
6.6%
Premises (total)
3.0%
Supply staff
3.8%
Catering
0.0%
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 | —* | 45.9 | 73.1% | 45.6% | 30.6% | — | 160 |
* 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 | 39.0 | 19.8 | £44,964 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2021/22 | 43.2 | 18.5 | £44,673 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2022/23 | 45.3 | 18.5 | £44,931 | 26.5% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2023/24 | 43.0 | 19.3 | £48,544 | 23.2% | 2.3% | 7.9 |
| 2024/25 | 42.6 | 19.1 | £50,268 | —% | 2.3% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.8% | 4.4% | +2.5pp | 18.8% | 4.5% | 2.4% | 627 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.4% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 626 |
| 2015/16 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 9.9% | 3.0% | 0.8% | 623 |
| 2016/17 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.8pp | 7.0% | 3.0% | 0.9% | 618 |
| 2017/18 | 4.1% | 4.8% | -0.6pp | 8.7% | 3.2% | 0.9% | 644 |
| 2018/19 | 3.7% | 4.6% | -1.0pp | 7.7% | 2.9% | 0.8% | 713 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 11.5% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 797 |
| 2021/22 | 7.3% | 7.1% | +0.2pp | 22.9% | 5.6% | 1.7% | 842 |
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% | +1.1pp | 22.0% | 6.0% | 2.0% | 869 |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% | +2.2pp | 26.2% | 5.8% | 3.0% | 888 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 20.1% | 5.1% | 2.4% | 853 |
11 July 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2017 | — | Good |