Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
£7,959.96
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
16.6%
of income
In-year balance
-6.7%
of income
Elevated: turnover 22.5%, sickness 11.4 days.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 6.7% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.5%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
8 May 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
989
Capacity
1,050 (94%)
Free school meals
33.6%
English additional lang.
20.3%
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.
50.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.5
Mean salary
£51,825
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
33.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.9%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25 · 1,041 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 | £7.8m | £7.1m | £5.3m | 67.9% | +£622k | £2.5m | 32.0% | £7,338 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £7.8m | £5.6m | 73.9% | -£219k | £2.3m | 30.1% | £7,187 |
| 2023/24 | £8.0m | £8.5m | £5.6m | 71.0% | -£536k | £1.3m | 16.6% | £7,960 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
Support staff
£584k
Premises
£682k
Other costs
£2.2m
0.0%
Admin staff
4.5%
Energy
2.9%
ICT
11.4%
Premises (total)
1.9%
Supply staff
5.5%
Catering
6.8%
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 | —* | 38.9 | 52.4% | 31.0% | 52.4% | — | 210 |
* 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 | 67.9 | 16.0 | £43,232 | 29.9% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2021/22 | 62.5 | 16.9 | £41,492 | 23.0% | 0.0% | 10.3 |
| 2022/23 | 65.7 | 16.0 | £42,045 | 22.5% | 0.0% | 11.4 |
| 2023/24 | 62.2 | 16.1 | £43,564 | 33.1% | 0.0% | 0.6 |
| 2024/25 | 50.8 | 19.5 | £51,825 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
33.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.9% | 4.4% | -0.4pp | 7.5% | 3.1% | 0.8% | 1,061 |
| 2014/15 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 8.9% | 3.0% | 1.1% | 1,057 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 8.3% | 3.0% | 1.3% | 1,062 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 12.1% | 3.5% | 1.4% | 1,079 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 10.7% | 3.1% | 1.7% | 1,080 |
| 2018/19 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 14.6% | 4.2% | 1.9% | 1,089 |
| 2020/21 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 20.0% | 4.9% | 2.1% | 1,111 |
| 2021/22 | 10.1% | 7.1% | +3.0pp | 31.0% | 7.1% | 3.0% | 1,099 |
| 2022/23 | 10.6% | 6.8% | +3.8pp | 31.5% | 6.5% | 4.0% | 1,109 |
| 2023/24 | 11.5% | 6.6% | +4.9pp | 32.4% | 7.4% | 4.0% | 1,075 |
| 2024/25 | 11.5% | 6.2% | +5.3pp | 33.3% | 7.9% | 3.6% | 1,041 |
8 May 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 2013 | — | Good |