Per-pupil income
£6,614.13
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
64.4%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+15.3%
of income
No active flags for this school.
18 January 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,609
Capacity
2,020 (80%)
Free school meals
10.9%
English additional lang.
12.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–19
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.
84.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.1
Mean salary
£48,618
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 1,431 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 | £4.7m | £4.2m | £3.0m | 64.7% | +£499k | £1.3m | 27.5% | £5,758 |
| 2022/23 | £6.4m | £6.1m | £4.4m | 69.2% | +£334k | £0 | 0.0% | £5,769 |
| 2023/24 | £9.4m | £7.9m | £6.0m | 64.4% | +£1.4m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,614 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£1.8m
Premises
£572k
Other costs
£1.3m
3.7%
Admin staff
1.2%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
6.3%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
5.0%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | 57.1 | 81.6% | 62.6% | 91.1% | — | 179 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 93.0% | 83.0% | 87.0% | 78.0% | — |
| 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 | 27.4 | 19.8 | £41,121 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5 |
| 2021/22 | 40.4 | 20.1 | £42,322 | 7.4% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2022/23 | 56.5 | 19.7 | £42,803 | 11.7% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2023/24 | 70.6 | 20.0 | £47,487 | 11.3% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2024/25 | 84.4 | 19.1 | £48,618 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 3.1% | 4.5% | -1.4pp | 6.6% | 2.7% | 0.4% | 502 |
| 2021/22 | 6.6% | 7.1% | -0.5pp | 17.2% | 5.7% | 0.9% | 740 |
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% | -0.1pp | 16.7% | 5.0% | 1.7% | 1,040 |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% | +0.3pp | 17.3% | 5.0% | 1.8% | 1,345 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 6.2% | +0.8pp | 16.4% | 5.2% | 1.8% | 1,431 |
18 January 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding