Flags
6
3 high
Per-pupil income
£9,778.69
+£7062024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.6%
+0.4ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
−0.0ppof income
In-year balance
+7.0%
+1.9ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.1%.
Elevated: turnover 22.9%, sickness 20.0 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.4%.
Elevated: turnover 27.0%.
Elevated: turnover 17.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good4 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
711
Capacity
1,200 (59%)
Free school meals
58.4%
English additional lang.
7.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in East of England, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
Peer percentile + trajectory. DfE range: 5-20% of income.
Peer percentile + agency/supply adjustment. DfE threshold: 80%.
In-year balance + pupil trend + income diversity.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
44.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£56,517
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.2%
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
2024/25 · 775 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE review threshold: 78% of income. | 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 | £6.1m | £5.6m | £4.5m | 73.9% | +£465k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,923 |
| 2022/23 | £6.2m | £6.0m | £4.7m | 75.1% | +£287k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,295 |
| 2023/24 | £7.0m | £6.6m | £5.2m | 74.2% | +£358k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,073 |
| 2024/25 | £7.2m | £6.7m | £5.3m | 74.6% | +£502k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,779 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
51% of spend
Support staff
£1.5m
22% of spend
Premises
£426k
6% of spend
Other costs
£893k
13% of spend
| 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 | —* | 40.5 | 53.1% | 30.0% | 25.4% | — | 130 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 14.1 | £43,441 | 22.9% | 1.8% | 20.0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 15.8 | £43,157 | 27.0% | 0.0% | 3.4 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 15.6 | £48,951 | 17.9% | 0.0% | 5.9 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 16.1 | £53,839 | 14.2% | 2.2% | 6.1 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 44.0 | 16.2 | £56,517 | —% | 0.0% | — | 9.0 | 9 |
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.9% | 4.4% | +2.5pp | 24.9% | 5.2% | 1.7% | 1,019 |
| 2014/15 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 22.9% | 5.0% | 1.6% | 983 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 12.1% | 4.2% | 1.4% | 1,044 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 12.6% | 4.4% | 1.6% | 1,067 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 13.8% | 3.7% | 1.7% | 1,001 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 13.8% | 3.4% | 2.2% | 916 |
| 2020/21 | 9.9% | 4.5% | +5.4pp | 29.0% | 6.7% | 3.2% | 828 |
| 2021/22 | 13.1% | 7.1% | +6.0pp | 42.9% | 7.8% | 5.4% | 797 |
| 2022/23 | 14.3% | 6.8% | +7.5pp | 41.0% | 6.9% | 7.4% | 791 |
| 2023/24 | 15.4% | 6.6% | +8.8pp | 40.2% | 7.4% | 8.0% | 809 |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% | +3.7pp | 28.0% | 4.2% | 5.7% | 775 |
4 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 2022 | — | Requires improvement |