Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,115.82
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+20.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.0%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes.
Elevated: turnover 21.1%.
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement25 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,685
Capacity
1,650 (102%)
Free school meals
48.0%
English additional lang.
55.1%
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.
95.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.7
Mean salary
£45,802
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
33.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25 · 1,407 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 | £10.7m | £8.2m | £7.0m | 65.5% | +£2.5m | -£681k | -6.4% | £7,362 |
| 2022/23 | £12.4m | £9.7m | £7.8m | 63.4% | +£2.7m | -£181k | -1.5% | £7,935 |
| 2023/24 | £13.6m | £10.9m | £9.0m | 66.0% | +£2.7m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,116 |
Teaching staff
£6.0m
Support staff
£1.9m
Premises
£848k
Other costs
£1.0m
4.0%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
0.6%
Premises (total)
3.4%
Supply staff
2.1%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | 32.5 | 40.5% | 22.6% | 6.7% | — | 252 |
* 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 | 47.3 | 26.8 | £38,589 | 8.5% | 6.0% | 4.5 |
| 2021/22 | 62.9 | 23.1 | £37,406 | 9.5% | 0.0% | 0.7 |
| 2022/23 | 70.1 | 22.2 | £37,655 | 19.3% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2023/24 | 90.5 | 18.5 | £39,505 | 21.1% | 0.0% | 0.8 |
| 2024/25 | 95.5 | 17.7 | £45,802 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
33.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.5% | 4.4% | +3.1pp | 25.1% | 4.2% | 3.3% | 1,216 |
| 2014/15 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 22.2% | 3.8% | 2.9% | 1,095 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 14.8% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 949 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 14.6% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 831 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 16.8% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 804 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 14.3% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 816 |
| 2020/21 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 20.9% | 4.3% | 2.3% | 1,060 |
| 2021/22 | 11.1% | 7.1% | +4.0pp | 38.6% | 6.9% | 4.2% | 1,203 |
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% | +3.3pp | 33.4% | 5.3% | 4.8% | 1,341 |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% | +2.9pp | 31.3% | 5.1% | 4.3% | 1,426 |
| 2024/25 | 10.0% | 6.2% | +3.8pp | 33.8% | 6.0% | 4.0% | 1,407 |
25 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec 2019 | — | Good |