Per-pupil income
£6,699.78
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
57.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
7.8%
of income
In-year balance
+14.9%
of income
No active flags for this school.
5 October 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,787
Capacity
1,820 (98%)
Free school meals
14.3%
English additional lang.
1.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
102.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£50,425
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.9%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25 · 1,529 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 | £10.1m | £9.8m | £7.5m | 74.4% | +£386k | £994k | 9.8% | £5,961 |
| 2022/23 | £11.2m | £11.4m | £9.6m | 85.6% | -£223k | £973k | 8.7% | £6,305 |
| 2023/24 | £11.9m | £10.2m | £6.9m | 57.8% | +£1.8m | £932k | 7.8% | £6,700 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
Support staff
£0
Premises
£577k
Other costs
£2.7m
13.6%
Admin staff
1.5%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
11.9%
Premises (total)
1.0%
Supply staff
5.1%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 45.2 | 64.0% | 41.2% | 54.0% | — | 289 |
* 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 | 103.2 | 16.3 | £41,052 | 8.5% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2021/22 | 106.1 | 16.0 | £42,008 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2022/23 | 104.9 | 16.9 | £44,649 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2023/24 | 104.0 | 17.1 | £47,792 | 12.9% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2024/25 | 102.7 | 17.4 | £50,425 | —% | 1.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 11.7% | 4.0% | 1.0% | 1,360 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 9.4% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 1,356 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 9.6% | 3.4% | 1.3% | 1,371 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 11.9% | 3.7% | 1.5% | 1,375 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 12.0% | 3.6% | 1.6% | 1,371 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 10.9% | 3.5% | 1.3% | 1,404 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 12.1% | 3.7% | 1.6% | 1,448 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 21.5% | 6.3% | 1.7% | 1,482 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 20.8% | 5.4% | 2.3% | 1,539 |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% | +1.5pp | 22.6% | 5.9% | 2.2% | 1,532 |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% | +1.4pp | 21.7% | 5.9% | 1.6% | 1,529 |
5 October 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 2019 | — | Requires improvement |