Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,704.92
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
20.9%
of income
In-year balance
+6.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
28 September 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
976
Capacity
852 (115%)
Free school meals
12.4%
English additional lang.
24.3%
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.
59.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£52,289
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 847 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 | £5.3m | £4.8m | £4.0m | 74.7% | +£501k | £663k | 12.4% | £5,618 |
| 2022/23 | £2.5m | £3.1m | £1.8m | 71.3% | -£663k | £0 | 0.0% | £2,615 |
| 2023/24 | £6.5m | £6.1m | £4.9m | 74.7% | +£436k | £1.4m | 20.9% | £6,705 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
Support staff
£420k
Premises
£263k
Other costs
£956k
6.3%
Admin staff
0.9%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
2.8%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
3.4%
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 | —* | 49.8 | 71.7% | 49.7% | 54.7% | — | 159 |
* 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 | 56.0 | 16.5 | £40,829 | 7.1% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2021/22 | 59.7 | 15.9 | £42,937 | 8.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 58.9 | 16.1 | £42,739 | 11.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 59.6 | 16.4 | £44,192 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2024/25 | 59.8 | 16.3 | £52,289 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.7pp | 12.9% | 4.9% | 1.2% | 518 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.7% | 4.4% | 0.8% | 577 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 14.5% | 5.1% | 0.6% | 559 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 17.1% | 4.8% | 1.2% | 737 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 12.6% | 4.1% | 1.2% | 737 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 14.1% | 4.0% | 1.0% | 746 |
| 2020/21 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 11.2% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 811 |
| 2021/22 | 7.7% | 7.1% | +0.6pp | 23.9% | 5.4% | 2.3% | 834 |
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% | +1.8pp | 27.1% | 5.8% | 2.8% | 838 |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% | +1.7pp | 25.2% | 5.9% | 2.4% | 844 |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% | +1.0pp | 17.1% | 5.5% | 1.7% | 847 |
28 September 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Sept 2014 | URN 124861 | Requires improvement |