Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£28,336.45
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.4%
of income
In-year balance
+10.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 31.7%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Elevated: vacancy rate 5.1%.
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate24 June 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
113
Capacity
120 (94%)
Free school meals
70.8%
English additional lang.
0.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
Compared against 30 similar other 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.
18.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
6.0
Mean salary
£49,555
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
5.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
31.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
62.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
18.2%
Unauthorised absence
13.5%
2024/25 · 116 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 | £2.1m | £1.7m | £1.3m | 60.9% | +£497k | £525k | 24.4% | £25,583 |
| 2022/23 | £2.4m | £2.0m | £1.6m | 65.7% | +£360k | £701k | 29.3% | £31,065 |
| 2023/24 | £3.0m | £2.7m | £2.1m | 67.8% | +£308k | £133k | 4.4% | £28,336 |
Teaching staff
£1.1m
Support staff
£562k
Premises
£214k
Other costs
£455k
7.7%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
1.5%
ICT
8.4%
Premises (total)
5.5%
Supply staff
3.2%
Catering
2.1%
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 | —* | 6.0 | 3.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 27 |
* 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 | 9.8 | 10.5 | £40,831 | 20.4% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2021/22 | 10.0 | 8.4 | £44,442 | 60.0% | 0.0% | 18.9 |
| 2022/23 | 10.2 | 7.5 | £37,731 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 12.2 |
| 2023/24 | 15.2 | 7.0 | £51,858 | 19.7% | 0.0% | 8.1 |
| 2024/25 | 18.8 | 6.0 | £49,555 | —% | 5.1% | — |
Overall absence
31.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
62.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
18.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
13.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 18.1% | 4.6% | +13.5pp | 53.7% | 12.2% | 5.8% | 54 |
| 2017/18 | 24.7% | 4.8% | +20.0pp | 67.9% | 15.8% | 8.9% | 84 |
| 2018/19 | 24.9% | 4.6% | +20.3pp | 64.5% | 13.1% | 11.8% | 93 |
| 2020/21 | 37.9% | 4.5% | +33.4pp | 90.5% | 32.4% | 5.5% | 105 |
| 2021/22 | 23.4% | 7.1% | +16.3pp | 55.3% | 13.4% | 10.0% | 85 |
| 2022/23 | 31.1% | 6.8% | +24.3pp | 61.2% | 17.9% | 13.3% | 85 |
| 2023/24 | 30.6% | 6.6% | +24.0pp | 63.5% | 18.4% | 12.1% | 115 |
| 2024/25 | 31.7% | 6.2% | +25.5pp | 62.1% | 18.2% | 13.5% | 116 |
24 June 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
InadequateFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 2023 | — | Requires improvement |