Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,857.91
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
79.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
24.3%
of income
In-year balance
-4.0%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.0% of income.
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
1,660
Capacity
1,701 (98%)
Free school meals
10.3%
English additional lang.
17.9%
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.
98.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.8
Mean salary
£46,464
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
12.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25 · 1,379 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 | £10.5m | £9.5m | £8.1m | 76.8% | +£1.1m | £3.3m | 31.6% | £6,262 |
| 2022/23 | £10.9m | £11.0m | £8.3m | 76.0% | -£95k | £3.3m | 30.4% | £6,472 |
| 2023/24 | £11.5m | £12.0m | £9.1m | 79.1% | -£465k | £2.8m | 24.3% | £6,858 |
Teaching staff
£6.6m
Support staff
£947k
Premises
£1.0m
Other costs
£1.9m
8.8%
Admin staff
1.3%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
8.8%
Premises (total)
2.0%
Supply staff
1.1%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 57.5 | 83.5% | 67.8% | 83.5% | — | 267 |
* 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 | 95.0 | 17.8 | £39,488 | 16.8% | 1.0% | 6.8 |
| 2021/22 | 96.2 | 17.5 | £41,973 | 13.2% | 2.0% | 4.4 |
| 2022/23 | 97.5 | 17.3 | £39,720 | 17.0% | 2.0% | 3.7 |
| 2023/24 | 92.9 | 18.1 | £45,423 | 21.3% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2024/25 | 98.8 | 16.8 | £46,464 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
12.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 11.6% | 4.2% | 0.7% | 1,325 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.9% | 4.2% | 0.5% | 1,324 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.2% | 3.6% | 0.6% | 1,329 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 8.4% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 1,330 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 11.5% | 4.1% | 0.9% | 1,335 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 9.3% | 4.2% | 0.5% | 1,344 |
| 2020/21 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 8.4% | 3.4% | 0.3% | 1,356 |
| 2021/22 | 7.5% | 7.1% | +0.3pp | 19.8% | 6.7% | 0.8% | 1,370 |
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% | +0.6pp | 18.3% | 6.7% | 0.8% | 1,359 |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% | -0.9pp | 11.8% | 4.6% | 1.1% | 1,368 |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% | -0.7pp | 12.5% | 4.7% | 0.9% | 1,379 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 2012 | — | Good |