Per-pupil income
£8,034.89
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
64.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.6%
of income
In-year balance
+12.9%
of income
No active flags for this school.
28 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,356
Capacity
1,200 (113%)
Free school meals
8.9%
English additional lang.
12.2%
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.
76.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.7
Mean salary
£53,756
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
7.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.4%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
2024/25 · 1,017 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 | £8.4m | £7.6m | £5.9m | 70.5% | +£842k | £842k | 10.0% | £6,308 |
| 2022/23 | £9.3m | £8.7m | £6.3m | 68.1% | +£540k | £1.1m | 11.5% | £6,904 |
| 2023/24 | £10.8m | £9.4m | £7.0m | 64.5% | +£1.4m | £606k | 5.6% | £8,035 |
Teaching staff
£5.7m
Support staff
£803k
Premises
£429k
Other costs
£2.0m
3.5%
Admin staff
1.2%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
4.8%
Premises (total)
0.3%
Supply staff
4.8%
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 | —* | 62.8 | 87.0% | 75.5% | 52.1% | — | 192 |
* 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 | 77.6 | 17.2 | £45,422 | 7.3% | 0.0% | 1.6 |
| 2021/22 | 81.7 | 16.3 | £45,721 | 7.8% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2022/23 | 79.0 | 17.0 | £47,943 | 10.7% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2023/24 | 80.6 | 16.7 | £50,678 | 8.9% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2024/25 | 76.8 | 17.7 | £53,756 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
7.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.0pp | 8.4% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 945 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 8.8% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 961 |
| 2015/16 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 6.7% | 3.3% | 0.7% | 976 |
| 2016/17 | 3.7% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 6.5% | 3.1% | 0.6% | 988 |
| 2017/18 | 4.2% | 4.8% | -0.6pp | 7.6% | 3.4% | 0.8% | 997 |
| 2018/19 | 3.6% | 4.6% | -1.0pp | 5.6% | 3.0% | 0.7% | 1,001 |
| 2020/21 | 3.1% | 4.5% | -1.4pp | 5.8% | 2.6% | 0.5% | 999 |
| 2021/22 | 5.3% | 7.1% | -1.8pp | 13.0% | 4.6% | 0.7% | 1,003 |
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% | -2.2pp | 8.6% | 4.0% | 0.7% | 1,017 |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% | -2.5pp | 7.9% | 3.4% | 0.7% | 1,017 |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% | -2.0pp | 7.5% | 3.4% | 0.7% | 1,017 |
28 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb 2008 | URN 117511 | Outstanding |