Per-pupil income
£7,222.63
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
0.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.3%
of income
In-year balance
+82.9%
of income
No active flags for this school.
28 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,437
Capacity
1,179 (122%)
Free school meals
7.4%
English additional lang.
8.3%
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.
80.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.8
Mean salary
£49,980
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25 · 1,020 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 | £8.6m | £9.0m | £7.0m | 81.5% | -£436k | £929k | 10.8% | £6,350 |
| 2022/23 | £9.8m | £9.3m | £7.1m | 72.1% | +£522k | £984k | 10.0% | £7,237 |
| 2023/24 | £9.9m | £1.7m | £70k | 0.7% | +£8.2m | £1.0m | 10.3% | £7,223 |
Teaching staff
£0
Support staff
£0
Premises
£111k
Other costs
£1.5m
0.0%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
3.3%
Premises (total)
0.3%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 59.5 | 86.6% | 67.0% | 32.0% | — | 194 |
* 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 | 79.2 | 16.6 | £44,973 | 10.9% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2021/22 | 76.6 | 17.6 | £45,459 | 14.1% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2022/23 | 80.0 | 17.0 | £44,085 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2023/24 | 82.1 | 16.7 | £49,561 | 11.6% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2024/25 | 80.7 | 17.8 | £49,980 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.4pp | 7.3% | 3.5% | 0.5% | 978 |
| 2014/15 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 8.4% | 3.8% | 0.6% | 989 |
| 2015/16 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 8.0% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 994 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 7.1% | 3.3% | 1.1% | 987 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 7.5% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 982 |
| 2018/19 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 5.9% | 3.2% | 1.0% | 1,007 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 8.3% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 1,004 |
| 2021/22 | 7.1% | 7.1% | -0.0pp | 16.3% | 6.0% | 1.1% | 1,008 |
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% | -0.5pp | 14.1% | 5.3% | 1.0% | 1,020 |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% | +0.1pp | 15.3% | 5.6% | 1.1% | 1,017 |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% | +1.5pp | 22.6% | 6.7% | 1.0% | 1,020 |
28 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2009 | URN 117520 | Outstanding |