Per-pupil income
£7,511.17
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
72.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.8%
of income
In-year balance
+0.2%
of income
No active flags for this school.
14 March 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,260
Capacity
1,211 (104%)
Free school meals
5.9%
English additional lang.
7.5%
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.
74.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.9
Mean salary
£52,109
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
12.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
2024/25 · 886 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 | £7.3m | £7.2m | £5.6m | 75.8% | +£123k | £908k | 12.4% | £6,184 |
| 2022/23 | £8.1m | £8.1m | £5.9m | 72.8% | +£11k | £919k | 11.4% | £6,779 |
| 2023/24 | £8.8m | £8.7m | £6.3m | 72.0% | +£90k | £1.0m | 11.5% | £6,966 |
| 2024/25 | £9.5m | £9.4m | £6.8m | 72.3% | +£18k | £1.0m | 10.8% | £7,511 |
Teaching staff
£5.4m
Support staff
£725k
Premises
£419k
Other costs
£2.2m
5.3%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
6.0%
Premises (total)
0.4%
Supply staff
6.7%
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 | —* | 60.2 | 87.0% | 69.2% | 82.2% | — | 169 |
* 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 | 71.6 | 16.7 | £44,076 | 8.9% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2021/22 | 73.8 | 16.1 | £45,328 | 12.1% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2022/23 | 71.5 | 16.7 | £47,841 | 11.6% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2023/24 | 74.3 | 16.9 | £50,881 | 17.0% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2024/25 | 74.7 | 16.9 | £52,109 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
12.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.4% | 4.4% | -1.0pp | 5.0% | 3.1% | 0.2% | 781 |
| 2014/15 | 3.3% | 4.5% | -1.2pp | 3.4% | 3.1% | 0.3% | 773 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 6.5% | 4.0% | 0.2% | 801 |
| 2016/17 | 2.9% | 4.6% | -1.6pp | 2.8% | 2.7% | 0.2% | 818 |
| 2017/18 | 3.3% | 4.8% | -1.4pp | 4.2% | 3.0% | 0.3% | 831 |
| 2018/19 | 3.3% | 4.6% | -1.4pp | 4.5% | 2.9% | 0.4% | 848 |
| 2020/21 | 2.6% | 4.5% | -1.9pp | 3.2% | 2.4% | 0.2% | 846 |
| 2021/22 | 4.9% | 7.1% | -2.2pp | 9.2% | 4.6% | 0.3% | 847 |
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% | -1.4pp | 10.3% | 4.7% | 0.7% | 862 |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% | -1.0pp | 10.8% | 4.5% | 1.0% | 871 |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% | -1.0pp | 12.8% | 4.8% | 0.4% | 886 |
14 March 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2013 | — | Good |