Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,528.95
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+6.2%
of income
Elevated: turnover 31.3%, sickness 14.8 days.
11 October 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
627
Capacity
780 (80%)
Free school meals
14.4%
English additional lang.
9.6%
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.
32.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.3
Mean salary
£48,803
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 642 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 | £4.1m | £3.8m | £2.7m | 67.6% | +£241k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,021 |
| 2022/23 | £4.5m | £4.1m | £3.1m | 69.4% | +£400k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,652 |
| 2023/24 | £4.8m | £4.5m | £3.2m | 67.3% | +£298k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,529 |
Teaching staff
£2.7m
Support staff
£48k
Premises
£299k
Other costs
£975k
7.1%
Admin staff
3.5%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
7.4%
Premises (total)
2.3%
Supply staff
3.1%
Catering
0.0%
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 | —* | 49.5 | 78.4% | 55.9% | 60.8% | — | 102 |
* 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 | 34.7 | 18.9 | £40,413 | 16.4% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 33.9 | 19.9 | £41,312 | 23.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 34.2 | 19.9 | £42,358 | 31.3% | 0.0% | 14.8 |
| 2023/24 | 30.2 | 21.2 | £46,318 | 18.5% | 0.0% | 8.8 |
| 2024/25 | 32.4 | 19.3 | £48,803 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 3.6% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 5.6% | 3.0% | 0.7% | 234 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 13.2% | 4.3% | 1.1% | 439 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 10.3% | 3.8% | 1.1% | 600 |
| 2020/21 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 8.5% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 669 |
| 2021/22 | 7.9% | 7.1% | +0.8pp | 18.6% | 6.2% | 1.8% | 699 |
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% | +0.8pp | 19.4% | 5.1% | 2.5% | 717 |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% | +1.1pp | 18.4% | 5.2% | 2.5% | 659 |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% | +1.6pp | 18.2% | 6.1% | 1.7% | 642 |
11 October 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2019 | — | Requires improvement |