Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,744.05
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
59.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
3.7%
of income
In-year balance
+10.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.5%.
Elevated: turnover 23.1%, sickness 8.2 days.
Elevated: turnover 17.1%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
10 January 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
897
Capacity
1,085 (83%)
Free school meals
26.4%
English additional lang.
4.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
51.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.5
Mean salary
£42,124
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
5.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.8%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 910 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 | £6.1m | £5.3m | £4.5m | 73.1% | +£750k | £604k | 9.9% | £6,013 |
| 2022/23 | £7.2m | £6.1m | £4.9m | 67.8% | +£1.1m | £947k | 13.2% | £7,172 |
| 2023/24 | £8.8m | £7.9m | £5.3m | 59.6% | +£944k | £327k | 3.7% | £8,744 |
Teaching staff
£3.8m
Support staff
£490k
Premises
£1.5m
Other costs
£1.1m
| 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 | —* | 41.1 | 59.5% | 39.9% | 31.8% | — | 173 |
* 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 | 59.1 | 16.9 | £42,484 | 15.2% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2021/22 | 58.4 | 17.4 | £41,126 | 17.1% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2022/23 | 61.0 | 16.5 | £39,875 | 23.1% | 0.0% | 8.2 |
| 2023/24 | 53.0 | 19.0 | £41,903 | 10.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 51.4 | 17.5 | £42,124 | —% | 5.5% | — |
Overall absence
10.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 13.4% | 5.3% | 0.6% | 894 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 14.8% | 5.1% | 1.0% | 938 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 13.0% | 5.1% | 0.7% | 943 |
| 2020/21 | 9.0% | 4.5% | +4.5pp | 24.8% | 8.2% | 0.8% | 923 |
| 2021/22 | 10.1% | 7.1% | +3.0pp | 31.7% | 8.9% | 1.3% | 940 |
| 2022/23 | 11.5% | 6.8% | +4.7pp | 34.1% | 8.3% | 3.2% | 923 |
| 2023/24 | 13.4% | 6.6% | +6.8pp | 36.7% | 8.3% | 5.1% | 892 |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 6.2% | +4.0pp | 27.1% | 6.8% | 3.5% | 910 |
10 January 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2019 | URN 143362 | Requires improvement |