Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,124.01
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+4.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding18 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
902
Capacity
900 (100%)
Free school meals
39.9%
English additional lang.
6.5%
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.
49.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.4
Mean salary
£53,195
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25 · 930 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 | £6.3m | £5.9m | £4.4m | 69.1% | +£458k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,989 |
| 2022/23 | £6.8m | £6.6m | £4.8m | 71.4% | +£232k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,651 |
| 2023/24 | £7.2m | £6.9m | £5.3m | 73.4% | +£302k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,124 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£362k
Other costs
£1.3m
7.1%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
6.8%
Premises (total)
0.6%
Supply staff
3.3%
Catering
1.5%
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 | —* | 47.3 | 67.2% | 44.6% | 29.4% | — | 177 |
* 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 | 55.6 | 16.0 | £38,631 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2021/22 | 48.6 | 18.7 | £41,520 | 11.5% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2022/23 | 50.8 | 17.5 | £43,238 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2023/24 | 52.0 | 17.1 | £49,518 | 11.5% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2024/25 | 49.0 | 18.4 | £53,195 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.6pp | 15.3% | 3.5% | 2.5% | 627 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 12.9% | 3.3% | 2.2% | 681 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.6% | 2.8% | 2.0% | 762 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 8.8% | 3.3% | 1.4% | 811 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 11.0% | 3.6% | 1.6% | 871 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 11.4% | 3.6% | 1.9% | 885 |
| 2020/21 | 8.0% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 24.1% | 5.9% | 2.1% | 909 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 27.5% | 6.7% | 2.4% | 923 |
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% | +2.0pp | 24.5% | 5.6% | 3.2% | 927 |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% | +2.3pp | 26.0% | 6.0% | 2.9% | 919 |
| 2024/25 | 10.5% | 6.2% | +4.3pp | 28.5% | 7.3% | 3.1% | 930 |
18 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2013 | — | Outstanding |