Per-pupil income
£7,252.78
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.9%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+6.0%
of income
No active flags for this school.
24 April 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,409
Capacity
1,431 (98%)
Free school meals
15.7%
English additional lang.
10.6%
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.
82.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.2
Mean salary
£52,639
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.9%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25 · 1,238 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 | £9.0m | £8.6m | £6.4m | 71.5% | +£335k | £1.5m | 16.6% | £5,973 |
| 2022/23 | £10.0m | £9.3m | £6.8m | 68.2% | +£705k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,694 |
| 2023/24 | £10.4m | £9.8m | £7.2m | 68.9% | +£624k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,253 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£764k
Other costs
£1.9m
5.5%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
8.8%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
4.0%
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 | —* | 48.4 | 70.4% | 46.3% | 37.5% | — | 240 |
* 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 | 86.0 | 17.4 | £43,831 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2021/22 | 83.2 | 18.1 | £43,912 | 9.9% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2022/23 | 81.8 | 18.2 | £46,111 | 12.9% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2023/24 | 82.6 | 17.4 | £49,552 | 6.5% | 1.2% | 4.5 |
| 2024/25 | 82.0 | 17.2 | £52,639 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 13.3% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 1,245 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 14.0% | 4.8% | 0.9% | 1,250 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 10.5% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 1,246 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 10.8% | 3.8% | 1.0% | 1,253 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 9.6% | 3.6% | 1.0% | 1,258 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 10.4% | 3.5% | 1.0% | 1,259 |
| 2020/21 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.5% | 3.8% | 1.1% | 1,263 |
| 2021/22 | 9.6% | 7.1% | +2.4pp | 27.8% | 8.5% | 1.0% | 1,262 |
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% | +3.4pp | 29.0% | 8.9% | 1.4% | 1,257 |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% | +3.0pp | 26.9% | 8.0% | 1.5% | 1,234 |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% | +1.0pp | 18.8% | 5.9% | 1.3% | 1,238 |
24 April 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2010 | URN 115332 | Good |