Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,587.69
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+2.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good5 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,477
Capacity
1,250 (118%)
Free school meals
27.9%
English additional lang.
12.5%
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.
87.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£53,399
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 1,344 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 | £8.1m | £7.8m | £6.4m | 78.2% | +£338k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,429 |
| 2022/23 | £9.2m | £8.9m | £6.9m | 74.3% | +£326k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,947 |
| 2023/24 | £10.7m | £10.5m | £8.3m | 77.3% | +£242k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,588 |
Teaching staff
£5.7m
Support staff
£1.8m
Premises
£614k
Other costs
£1.6m
5.6%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
5.7%
Premises (total)
2.0%
Supply staff
1.3%
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 | —* | 45.3 | 68.5% | 44.6% | 16.7% | — | 222 |
* 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 | 80.1 | 15.9 | £41,250 | 4.9% | 0.0% | 1.2 |
| 2021/22 | 81.6 | 15.5 | £42,522 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 10.5 |
| 2022/23 | 80.1 | 16.6 | £44,635 | 14.0% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 81.5 | 17.4 | £51,342 | 7.4% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2024/25 | 87.1 | 17.0 | £53,399 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.7% | 4.4% | +2.3pp | 20.7% | 4.0% | 2.8% | 653 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 17.7% | 4.2% | 1.9% | 651 |
| 2015/16 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 16.4% | 4.1% | 2.0% | 707 |
| 2016/17 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 15.2% | 4.3% | 2.0% | 801 |
| 2017/18 | 6.4% | 4.8% | +1.6pp | 16.6% | 3.9% | 2.5% | 887 |
| 2018/19 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 16.7% | 4.5% | 2.5% | 976 |
| 2020/21 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 21.2% | 5.2% | 2.0% | 1,173 |
| 2021/22 | 11.2% | 7.1% | +4.1pp | 37.9% | 7.3% | 4.0% | 1,164 |
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% | +2.4pp | 26.3% | 5.6% | 3.6% | 1,205 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 28.3% | 6.0% | 3.3% | 1,282 |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% | +2.0pp | 24.1% | 5.6% | 2.6% | 1,344 |
5 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2013 | — | Outstanding |