Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,581.5
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.3%
of income
In-year balance
-0.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.
29 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,335
Capacity
1,250 (107%)
Free school meals
19.9%
English additional lang.
8.7%
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.
71.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.6
Mean salary
£50,392
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.7%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 1,128 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 | £8.5m | £8.8m | £6.7m | 78.8% | -£276k | £697k | 8.2% | £6,660 |
| 2022/23 | £9.2m | £9.0m | £6.8m | 73.9% | +£193k | £951k | 10.3% | £7,126 |
| 2023/24 | £10.0m | £10.1m | £7.4m | 74.4% | -£89k | £831k | 8.3% | £7,582 |
Teaching staff
£5.4m
Support staff
£509k
Premises
£537k
Other costs
£2.1m
7.4%
Admin staff
3.6%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
8.1%
Premises (total)
1.8%
Supply staff
4.2%
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 | —* | 43.4 | 60.4% | 36.4% | 40.1% | — | 217 |
* 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 | 82.3 | 15.6 | £43,028 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 2.2 |
| 2021/22 | 79.8 | 16.1 | £44,112 | 15.5% | 0.0% | 7.7 |
| 2022/23 | 77.3 | 16.7 | £45,469 | 16.8% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2023/24 | 81.7 | 16.1 | £46,311 | 23.0% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2024/25 | 71.7 | 18.6 | £50,392 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 15.4% | 4.3% | 1.5% | 936 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 17.9% | 4.8% | 1.1% | 940 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 13.5% | 4.7% | 1.2% | 928 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 12.2% | 4.6% | 0.6% | 960 |
| 2017/18 | 6.5% | 4.8% | +1.7pp | 20.4% | 5.7% | 0.8% | 1,001 |
| 2018/19 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 20.1% | 5.9% | 0.7% | 1,057 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 15.2% | 4.6% | 0.7% | 1,098 |
| 2021/22 | 9.4% | 7.1% | +2.2pp | 32.9% | 8.1% | 1.3% | 1,081 |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% | +2.5pp | 29.1% | 7.2% | 2.2% | 1,097 |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% | +3.1pp | 35.5% | 7.3% | 2.4% | 1,124 |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% | +3.5pp | 30.1% | 7.7% | 2.1% | 1,128 |
29 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 2014 | — | Good |