Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
£33,122.81
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
82.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-24.3%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.8%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 24.3% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 30.8%.
Elevated: turnover 25.0%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good17 June 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
56
Capacity
80 (70%)
Free school meals
62.5%
English additional lang.
0.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 9–16
Compared against 30 similar other 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.
8.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
6.4
Mean salary
£48,537
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
30.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
72.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
26.2%
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25 · 66 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | £1.2m | £1.4m | £965k | 83.3% | -£249k | £0 | 0.0% | £33,114 |
| 2023/24 | £1.9m | £2.3m | £1.6m | 82.8% | -£459k | £0 | 0.0% | £33,123 |
Teaching staff
£1.4m
Support staff
£0
Premises
£155k
Other costs
£628k
4.0%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
7.3%
Premises (total)
4.8%
Supply staff
1.2%
Catering
4.2%
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 | —* | 1.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 15 |
* 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% | — |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.0 | 5.0 | £50,733 | 28.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 12.0 | 4.8 | £48,990 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 1.6 |
| 2024/25 | 8.7 | 6.4 | £48,537 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
30.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
72.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
26.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 30.5% | 6.8% | +23.7pp | 75.0% | 20.6% | 9.9% | 36 |
| 2023/24 | 31.0% | 6.6% | +24.4pp | 56.1% | 21.6% | 9.4% | 57 |
| 2024/25 | 30.8% | 6.2% | +24.5pp | 72.7% | 26.2% | 4.5% | 66 |
17 June 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
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