Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,139.64
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.9%
of income
In-year balance
+5.1%
of income
Elevated: turnover 29.4%.
14 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,097
Capacity
1,056 (104%)
Free school meals
12.0%
English additional lang.
32.4%
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.
61.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.8
Mean salary
£54,927
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.6%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
10.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.9%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
2024/25 · 918 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 | £5.8m | £5.2m | £4.2m | 71.9% | +£654k | £643k | 11.0% | £6,013 |
| 2022/23 | £6.6m | £6.4m | £4.8m | 73.2% | +£149k | £602k | 9.1% | £6,359 |
| 2023/24 | £7.6m | £7.2m | £5.5m | 72.4% | +£390k | £449k | 5.9% | £7,140 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
Support staff
£680k
Premises
£351k
Other costs
£1.4m
8.7%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
6.2%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
0.4%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 56.4 | 82.9% | 64.6% | 80.6% | — | 175 |
* 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 | 50.4 | 17.7 | £40,917 | 13.9% | 0.0% | 2.0 |
| 2021/22 | 53.8 | 18.0 | £41,614 | 16.3% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2022/23 | 58.2 | 17.8 | £43,684 | 17.2% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 58.4 | 18.3 | £52,055 | 29.4% | 1.7% | 3.8 |
| 2024/25 | 61.6 | 17.8 | £54,927 | —% | 1.6% | — |
Overall absence
4.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
10.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.3% | 4.4% | +2.9pp | 23.2% | 5.8% | 1.5% | 583 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 16.7% | 4.2% | 1.0% | 472 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.4% | 3.7% | 1.1% | 430 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 14.7% | 4.0% | 1.0% | 436 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 13.2% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 523 |
| 2018/19 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 8.1% | 3.4% | 0.8% | 616 |
| 2020/21 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 9.4% | 3.2% | 0.8% | 820 |
| 2021/22 | 6.0% | 7.1% | -1.1pp | 15.8% | 5.0% | 1.0% | 884 |
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% | -1.4pp | 12.3% | 4.3% | 1.2% | 931 |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% | -1.4pp | 10.5% | 3.8% | 1.3% | 922 |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% | -1.5pp | 10.0% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 918 |
14 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 2016 | — | Good |