Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,467.54
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.8%
of income
In-year balance
-1.1%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.1% of income.
26 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
2,119
Capacity
2,050 (103%)
Free school meals
9.9%
English additional lang.
5.6%
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.
134.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.8
Mean salary
£50,640
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 1,531 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 | £13.6m | £12.9m | £10.0m | 73.4% | +£698k | £1.1m | 8.2% | £6,332 |
| 2022/23 | £13.9m | £14.4m | £11.0m | 79.0% | -£423k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,496 |
| 2023/24 | £15.9m | £16.1m | £11.2m | 70.4% | -£182k | £121k | 0.8% | £7,468 |
Teaching staff
£9.1m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£617k
Other costs
£4.3m
3.4%
Admin staff
3.7%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
10.0%
Premises (total)
0.4%
Supply staff
4.9%
Catering
0.2%
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 | —* | 59.7 | 84.5% | 66.3% | 55.1% | — | 303 |
* 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 | 140.8 | 15.2 | £41,201 | 11.9% | 0.0% | 1.4 |
| 2021/22 | 140.4 | 15.3 | £42,101 | 10.1% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2022/23 | 138.6 | 15.5 | £41,640 | 8.2% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2023/24 | 139.0 | 15.3 | £45,298 | 7.3% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2024/25 | 134.1 | 15.8 | £50,640 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.2pp | 9.4% | 4.1% | 0.5% | 1,493 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 8.7% | 4.1% | 0.4% | 1,479 |
| 2015/16 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 7.2% | 3.7% | 0.4% | 1,480 |
| 2016/17 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 9.2% | 3.7% | 0.4% | 1,484 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 10.2% | 4.0% | 0.5% | 1,468 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 9.3% | 4.0% | 0.6% | 1,468 |
| 2020/21 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 7.9% | 3.1% | 0.8% | 1,500 |
| 2021/22 | 9.2% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 26.2% | 6.8% | 2.3% | 1,510 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 20.7% | 5.5% | 2.2% | 1,510 |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% | +0.7pp | 18.8% | 5.4% | 1.8% | 1,521 |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% | +1.0pp | 17.6% | 4.5% | 2.6% | 1,531 |
26 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2012 | — | Outstanding |