Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,356.63
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.3%
of income
In-year balance
+7.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
18 January 2017 · Academy First Section 5
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
709
Capacity
650 (109%)
Free school meals
26.8%
English additional lang.
5.9%
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.
36.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.4
Mean salary
£53,176
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.7%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 740 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 | £4.4m | £4.5m | £3.4m | 76.5% | -£12k | £313k | 7.0% | £6,699 |
| 2022/23 | £4.8m | £4.5m | £3.3m | 70.0% | +£298k | £426k | 8.9% | £7,159 |
| 2023/24 | £5.2m | £4.8m | £3.6m | 69.0% | +£394k | £482k | 9.3% | £7,357 |
Teaching staff
£2.6m
Support staff
£399k
Premises
£281k
Other costs
£923k
8.6%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
5.1%
Premises (total)
1.3%
Supply staff
6.8%
Catering
1.2%
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 | —* | 45.3 | 61.5% | 37.0% | 51.9% | — | 135 |
* 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 | 37.5 | 17.4 | £42,833 | 2.7% | 0.0% | 1.5 |
| 2021/22 | 39.5 | 16.8 | £43,403 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 1.8 |
| 2022/23 | 39.0 | 17.1 | £45,873 | 11.3% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2023/24 | 38.0 | 18.5 | £47,202 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 0.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.6 | 19.4 | £53,176 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 19.5% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 589 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 17.2% | 4.5% | 1.3% | 565 |
| 2015/16 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 18.0% | 4.6% | 1.7% | 582 |
| 2016/17 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 20.9% | 4.4% | 2.2% | 607 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.0pp | 19.1% | 4.8% | 2.0% | 622 |
| 2018/19 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 15.3% | 3.6% | 3.1% | 646 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.0% | 4.1% | 1.3% | 664 |
| 2021/22 | 9.4% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 30.8% | 7.1% | 2.3% | 681 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.5pp | 26.1% | 5.3% | 3.1% | 691 |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% | +1.8pp | 25.7% | 4.9% | 3.4% | 717 |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% | +2.5pp | 24.6% | 5.7% | 3.0% | 740 |
18 January 2017 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 2013 | URN 121216 | Inadequate |