Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£30,951.4
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
84.3%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
8.9%
of income
In-year balance
+1.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.9%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 84.2%.
12 December 2012 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
162
Capacity
145 (112%)
Free school meals
55.1%
English additional lang.
4.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 3–19
Your school compared against 30 similar other 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.
23.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
6.9
Mean salary
£53,951
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
36.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
10.8%
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
2024/25 · 136 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 | £3.4m | £3.3m | £2.8m | 82.5% | +£161k | £347k | 10.1% | £23,440 |
| 2022/23 | £4.0m | £3.9m | £3.2m | 81.5% | +£80k | £426k | 10.7% | £26,022 |
| 2023/24 | £4.4m | £4.5m | £3.7m | 83.2% | -£34k | £393k | 8.9% | £27,868 |
| 2024/25 | £5.0m | £4.9m | £4.2m | 84.3% | +£53k | £446k | 8.9% | £30,951 |
Teaching staff
£1.6m
33% of spend
Support staff
£2.1m
43% of spend
Premises
£245k
5% of spend
Other costs
£487k
10% of spend
| 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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 8 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 18.1 | 8.0 | £40,798 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2021/22 | 18.7 | 7.9 | £41,650 | 4.3% | 0.0% | 14.4 |
| 2022/23 | 20.9 | 7.3 | £42,824 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2023/24 | 23.1 | 6.9 | £45,931 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 11.9 |
| 2024/25 | 23.6 | 6.9 | £53,951 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
36.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
10.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 9.3% | 4.4% | +4.9pp | 31.5% | 8.7% | 0.6% | 89 |
| 2014/15 | 9.1% | 4.5% | +4.5pp | 26.7% | 8.2% | 0.8% | 90 |
| 2015/16 | 9.9% | 4.5% | +5.4pp | 32.9% | 9.4% | 0.5% | 79 |
| 2016/17 | 9.5% | 4.6% | +4.9pp | 31.5% | 9.2% | 0.3% | 89 |
| 2017/18 | 11.2% | 4.8% | +6.5pp | 28.9% | 10.6% | 0.6% | 90 |
| 2018/19 | 9.9% | 4.6% | +5.3pp | 28.9% | 8.8% | 1.2% | 90 |
| 2020/21 | 14.4% | 4.5% | +9.9pp | 43.8% | 14.3% | 0.1% | 105 |
| 2021/22 | 16.6% | 7.1% | +9.5pp | 60.5% | 16.6% | 0.0% | 114 |
| 2022/23 | 12.4% | 6.8% | +5.6pp | 48.0% | 12.2% | 0.2% | 123 |
| 2023/24 | 13.9% | 6.6% | +7.4pp | 43.5% | 13.7% | 0.2% | 124 |
| 2024/25 | 11.3% | 6.2% | +5.0pp | 36.8% | 10.8% | 0.5% | 136 |
12 December 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Feb 2008 | — | Outstanding |