Per-pupil income
£9,505.78
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
62.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
25.5%
of income
In-year balance
+2.2%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding11 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,362
Capacity
1,406 (97%)
Free school meals
3.8%
English additional lang.
19.6%
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.
75.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.0
Mean salary
£50,455
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
2024/25 · 894 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 | £10.3m | £10.6m | £5.2m | 50.2% | -£299k | £2.2m | 21.7% | £7,695 |
| 2022/23 | £11.8m | £11.5m | £7.5m | 63.8% | +£295k | £2.7m | 22.9% | £8,619 |
| 2023/24 | £13.2m | £12.9m | £8.2m | 62.1% | +£294k | £3.3m | 25.5% | £9,506 |
Teaching staff
£5.4m
Support staff
£980k
Premises
£446k
Other costs
£4.2m
5.0%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
5.5%
Premises (total)
1.0%
Supply staff
8.2%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 63.7 | 89.9% | 76.6% | 26.6% | — | 188 |
* 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 | 78.5 | 17.3 | £44,545 | 6.1% | 0.0% | 1.5 |
| 2021/22 | 77.8 | 17.3 | £44,984 | 15.8% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2022/23 | 78.8 | 17.4 | £44,737 | 5.6% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2023/24 | 78.9 | 17.5 | £46,909 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2024/25 | 75.6 | 18.0 | £50,455 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 21.1% | 5.4% | 0.2% | 872 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 21.1% | 5.3% | 0.2% | 885 |
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 5.9% | 3.9% | 0.1% | 884 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 7.6% | 4.8% | 0.2% | 881 |
| 2017/18 | 6.2% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 23.3% | 6.0% | 0.2% | 862 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 15.6% | 5.1% | 0.4% | 897 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 10.3% | 4.3% | 0.2% | 884 |
| 2021/22 | 10.7% | 7.1% | +3.6pp | 38.4% | 10.4% | 0.3% | 889 |
| 2022/23 | 7.0% | 6.8% | +0.2pp | 29.0% | 6.6% | 0.4% | 906 |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% | +0.1pp | 24.8% | 6.1% | 0.6% | 895 |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% | +0.5pp | 25.9% | 6.3% | 0.4% | 894 |
11 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sept 2014 | — | Outstanding |