Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,231.82
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.1%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-20.4%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 20.4% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
Elevated: turnover 20.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
27 September 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,437
Capacity
1,455 (99%)
Free school meals
19.5%
English additional lang.
14.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in East of England, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
Peer percentile + trajectory. DfE range: 5-20% of income.
Peer percentile + agency/supply adjustment. DfE threshold: 80%.
In-year balance + pupil trend + income diversity.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
85.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.7
Mean salary
£51,954
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25 · 1,271 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE review threshold: 78% of income. | 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 | £8.8m | £8.7m | £6.2m | 70.4% | +£108k | £2.1m | 23.4% | £6,222 |
| 2022/23 | £10.1m | £11.9m | £6.6m | 65.1% | -£1.8m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,006 |
| 2023/24 | £10.6m | £12.8m | £7.4m | 69.1% | -£2.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,232 |
Teaching staff
£4.6m
Support staff
£1.5m
Premises
-£864k
Other costs
£6.3m
5.5%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
14.9%
Premises (total)
5.2%
Supply staff
3.4%
Catering
0.6%
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 | —* | 47.1 | 68.6% | 48.1% | 56.5% | — | 239 |
* 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 | 76.6 | 17.9 | £44,697 | 6.5% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2021/22 | 80.4 | 17.7 | £45,335 | 15.2% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2022/23 | 78.9 | 18.2 | £47,324 | 24.7% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2023/24 | 77.0 | 19.1 | £49,617 | 20.0% | 2.5% | 3.5 |
| 2024/25 | 85.8 | 16.7 | £51,954 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.7% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 13.6% | 4.3% | 1.4% | 1,167 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 15.7% | 4.3% | 1.1% | 1,158 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.0% | 4.4% | 1.0% | 1,171 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 13.2% | 4.5% | 1.0% | 1,129 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 14.3% | 4.4% | 1.2% | 1,171 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 15.4% | 4.3% | 1.3% | 1,223 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.2% | 4.0% | 1.5% | 1,210 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.1pp | 28.4% | 6.9% | 2.4% | 1,212 |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% | +2.5pp | 25.9% | 6.1% | 3.1% | 1,238 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 26.0% | 5.6% | 3.7% | 1,276 |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% | +2.5pp | 25.8% | 5.5% | 3.2% | 1,271 |
27 September 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 2013 | URN 115235 | Good |