Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,036.58
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
12.3%
of income
In-year balance
+2.0%
of income
Elevated: turnover 23.4%.
19 September 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,550
Capacity
1,575 (98%)
Free school meals
6.0%
English additional lang.
33.4%
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.
77.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.1
Mean salary
£53,312
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
9.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25 · 1,270 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 | £8.0m | £5.8m | 71.5% | +£99k | £1.1m | 13.1% | £5,619 |
| 2022/23 | £9.3m | £9.3m | £6.3m | 67.1% | +£75k | £1.1m | 12.1% | £6,186 |
| 2023/24 | £10.8m | £10.6m | £7.2m | 66.8% | +£221k | £1.3m | 12.3% | £7,037 |
Teaching staff
£5.0m
Support staff
£556k
Premises
£1.1m
Other costs
£2.3m
5.8%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
13.0%
Premises (total)
3.5%
Supply staff
0.4%
Catering
1.6%
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 | —* | 61.2 | 90.7% | 80.5% | 72.6% | — | 226 |
* 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 | 69.7 | 19.9 | £42,941 | 18.2% | 0.0% | 1.5 |
| 2021/22 | 70.0 | 20.7 | £43,494 | 23.6% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2022/23 | 76.1 | 19.9 | £44,437 | 23.4% | 1.3% | 3.0 |
| 2023/24 | 77.3 | 19.8 | £49,407 | 20.1% | 1.3% | 4.7 |
| 2024/25 | 77.3 | 20.1 | £53,312 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
9.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 9.7% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 957 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 9.0% | 3.7% | 1.1% | 962 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 8.4% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 960 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 8.2% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 991 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | -0.0pp | 9.8% | 4.0% | 0.8% | 996 |
| 2018/19 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 8.3% | 3.7% | 0.5% | 1,042 |
| 2020/21 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 7.6% | 3.2% | 0.4% | 1,110 |
| 2021/22 | 6.3% | 7.1% | -0.8pp | 14.3% | 5.3% | 1.0% | 1,171 |
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% | -1.3pp | 10.9% | 4.5% | 1.0% | 1,239 |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% | -1.4pp | 10.7% | 4.2% | 1.0% | 1,262 |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% | -1.1pp | 9.6% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 1,270 |
19 September 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sept 2013 | — | Good |