Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,023.81
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
12.6%
of income
In-year balance
-5.6%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.6% of income.
4 June 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
938
Capacity
903 (104%)
Free school meals
15.2%
English additional lang.
25.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
61.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.2
Mean salary
£50,238
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.6%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
11.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25 · 951 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 | £6.5m | £6.5m | £4.3m | 65.2% | -£6k | £1.4m | 21.0% | £7,199 |
| 2022/23 | £7.2m | £7.2m | £4.6m | 64.6% | -£25k | £1.4m | 18.9% | £7,848 |
| 2023/24 | £7.4m | £7.8m | £5.3m | 71.3% | -£418k | £931k | 12.6% | £8,024 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
Support staff
£698k
Premises
£554k
Other costs
£2.0m
6.6%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
1.2%
ICT
13.7%
Premises (total)
0.9%
Supply staff
3.8%
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 | —* | 61.6 | 85.6% | 73.9% | 71.1% | — | 180 |
* 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 | 54.8 | 16.4 | £39,793 | 10.6% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2021/22 | 55.8 | 16.3 | £42,644 | 17.6% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2022/23 | 54.7 | 16.7 | £42,638 | 11.7% | 1.8% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 60.2 | 15.3 | £47,129 | 7.3% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2024/25 | 61.5 | 15.2 | £50,238 | —% | 1.6% | — |
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
11.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.4% | 4.4% | +0.0pp | 9.2% | 4.2% | 0.2% | 794 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.3% | 4.2% | 0.6% | 787 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 8.9% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 801 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 8.7% | 3.8% | 1.0% | 826 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 6.9% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 840 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 7.1% | 3.5% | 0.6% | 861 |
| 2020/21 | 2.8% | 4.5% | -1.7pp | 4.5% | 2.5% | 0.2% | 911 |
| 2021/22 | 5.5% | 7.1% | -1.6pp | 10.6% | 4.8% | 0.7% | 922 |
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% | -1.3pp | 11.2% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 927 |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% | -0.3pp | 12.5% | 5.0% | 1.2% | 933 |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% | +0.6pp | 11.6% | 5.8% | 1.0% | 951 |
4 June 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2013 | — | Outstanding |