Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,751.84
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.0%
of income
In-year balance
-3.0%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.0% of income.
Elevated: turnover 15.2%.
25 June 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,415
Capacity
1,260 (112%)
Free school meals
11.2%
English additional lang.
15.3%
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.
82.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.2
Mean salary
£58,054
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25 · 1,160 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 | £8.8m | £8.5m | £6.6m | 75.3% | +£313k | £748k | 8.5% | £6,751 |
| 2022/23 | £9.3m | £9.3m | £7.1m | 76.0% | -£4k | £843k | 9.0% | £7,000 |
| 2023/24 | £10.5m | £10.8m | £8.1m | 77.1% | -£311k | £531k | 5.0% | £7,752 |
Teaching staff
£6.4m
Support staff
£869k
Premises
£374k
Other costs
£2.3m
5.8%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
6.8%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
4.8%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 55.4 | 82.0% | 66.8% | 63.5% | — | 211 |
* 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 | 77.8 | 16.9 | £47,224 | 9.9% | 0.0% | 2.0 |
| 2021/22 | 75.5 | 17.2 | £48,860 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2022/23 | 75.1 | 17.7 | £50,396 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2023/24 | 80.9 | 16.8 | £56,897 | 15.2% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2024/25 | 82.3 | 17.2 | £58,054 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.8% | 4.4% | -0.6pp | 7.6% | 3.2% | 0.7% | 1,037 |
| 2014/15 | 3.3% | 4.5% | -1.2pp | 5.5% | 2.9% | 0.4% | 1,033 |
| 2015/16 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 6.8% | 3.5% | 0.3% | 1,048 |
| 2016/17 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 5.1% | 3.3% | 0.6% | 1,058 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 9.4% | 3.6% | 0.9% | 1,064 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 11.1% | 3.8% | 1.2% | 1,080 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.6% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 1,081 |
| 2021/22 | 6.4% | 7.1% | -0.8pp | 15.8% | 5.0% | 1.4% | 1,086 |
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% | -0.7pp | 16.1% | 4.9% | 1.3% | 1,113 |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% | -0.5pp | 14.3% | 5.2% | 0.9% | 1,130 |
| 2024/25 | 6.0% | 6.2% | -0.2pp | 13.3% | 5.3% | 0.8% | 1,160 |
25 June 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 2013 | — | Good |