Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,787.76
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
80.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-19.3%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 19.3% of income.
Elevated: turnover 31.7%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.7%.
Elevated: turnover 18.0%.
22 March 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
694
Capacity
660 (105%)
Free school meals
18.0%
English additional lang.
46.1%
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.
37.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.5
Mean salary
£53,638
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 689 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 | £4.6m | £5.2m | £4.0m | 86.6% | -£589k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,824 |
| 2022/23 | £5.2m | £6.2m | £4.5m | 85.2% | -£968k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,369 |
| 2023/24 | £5.0m | £6.0m | £4.0m | 80.7% | -£965k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,788 |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
Support staff
£675k
Premises
£238k
Other costs
£1.7m
4.0%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
2.0%
ICT
9.1%
Premises (total)
0.9%
Supply staff
4.3%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 63.5 | 88.3% | 78.1% | 85.9% | — | 128 |
* 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 | 45.9 | 15.1 | £37,587 | 13.2% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2021/22 | 44.2 | 15.3 | £42,091 | 31.7% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2022/23 | 43.4 | 16.4 | £45,439 | 21.2% | 4.4% | 3.9 |
| 2023/24 | 43.4 | 16.9 | £48,004 | 18.0% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2024/25 | 37.5 | 18.5 | £53,638 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 11.0% | 3.7% | 1.3% | 619 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 10.6% | 3.9% | 1.2% | 623 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 9.5% | 3.7% | 1.3% | 621 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 9.8% | 3.8% | 1.3% | 611 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 11.9% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 623 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 10.2% | 3.5% | 1.4% | 639 |
| 2020/21 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 10.1% | 3.5% | 0.9% | 643 |
| 2021/22 | 9.5% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 26.0% | 7.3% | 2.1% | 649 |
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% | +1.8pp | 23.9% | 6.6% | 2.1% | 670 |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% | +0.0pp | 18.0% | 5.1% | 1.5% | 700 |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% | +0.0pp | 14.7% | 4.8% | 1.4% | 689 |
22 March 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 2013 | — | Good |