Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,498.1
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
71.7%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
4.8%
of income
In-year balance
+0.7%
of income
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 4.4%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 4.8%.
26 November 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
891
Capacity
876 (102%)
Free school meals
9.1%
English additional lang.
16.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary 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.
44.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.0
Mean salary
£51,668
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
2024/25 · 915 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 | £5.7m | £5.8m | £4.0m | 70.1% | -£21k | £233k | 4.1% | £6,520 |
| 2022/23 | £5.7m | £5.7m | £4.1m | 72.3% | +£58k | £291k | 5.1% | £6,444 |
| 2023/24 | £6.3m | £6.3m | £4.4m | 70.1% | -£12k | £278k | 4.4% | £6,981 |
| 2024/25 | £6.7m | £6.6m | £4.8m | 71.7% | +£45k | £324k | 4.8% | £7,498 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
51% of spend
Support staff
£819k
12% of spend
Premises
£380k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.5m
22% 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 | —* | 54.7 | 81.7% | 61.7% | 45.0% | — | 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 | 45.2 | 19.6 | £42,500 | 4.4% | 0.0% | 1.5 |
| 2021/22 | 47.4 | 18.6 | £42,586 | 9.9% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2022/23 | 47.1 | 18.8 | £44,692 | 17.4% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2023/24 | 45.4 | 19.8 | £47,591 | 11.0% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2024/25 | 44.5 | 20.0 | £51,668 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 16.0% | 4.7% | 0.7% | 838 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.5% | 3.6% | 1.0% | 850 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.6% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 841 |
| 2016/17 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 8.1% | 3.2% | 0.8% | 853 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 10.6% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 868 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 8.8% | 3.4% | 0.9% | 891 |
| 2020/21 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 6.4% | 2.8% | 0.6% | 908 |
| 2021/22 | 5.6% | 7.1% | -1.5pp | 14.7% | 4.4% | 1.2% | 910 |
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% | -0.2pp | 16.6% | 5.3% | 1.3% | 928 |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% | +0.0pp | 16.4% | 5.6% | 1.0% | 917 |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% | -0.4pp | 15.3% | 5.3% | 0.5% | 915 |
26 November 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 2012 | — | Requires improvement |