Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£25,377.95
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
11.7%
of income
In-year balance
+9.6%
of income
Elevated: turnover 35.5%, vacancy rate 5.2%.
Elevated: turnover 23.8%, sickness 12.0 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding22 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
136
Capacity
154 (88%)
Free school meals
42.1%
English additional lang.
15.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 3–19
Compared against 30 similar other 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.
17.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
8.0
Mean salary
£50,638
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.9%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
2024/25 · 137 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 | £2.5m | £2.3m | £1.9m | 77.2% | +£230k | £402k | 16.1% | £22,124 |
| 2022/23 | £3.0m | £2.7m | £2.1m | 68.8% | +£315k | £531k | 17.4% | £24,748 |
| 2023/24 | £3.2m | £2.9m | £2.3m | 72.0% | +£310k | £377k | 11.7% | £25,378 |
Teaching staff
£1.2m
Support staff
£586k
Premises
£206k
Other costs
£386k
3.7%
Admin staff
3.4%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
9.1%
Premises (total)
11.7%
Supply staff
1.2%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 0.9 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 15 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 15.2 | 5.3 | £40,351 | 14.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 15.4 | 7.3 | £42,633 | 35.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 18.3 | 6.7 | £41,311 | 35.5% | 5.2% | — |
| 2023/24 | 16.8 | 7.6 | £44,823 | 23.8% | 0.0% | 12.0 |
| 2024/25 | 17.0 | 8.0 | £50,638 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 20.1% | 4.5% | +15.6pp | 74.7% | 19.4% | 0.7% | 75 |
| 2021/22 | 14.0% | 7.1% | +6.8pp | 44.1% | 11.6% | 2.4% | 111 |
| 2022/23 | 11.1% | 6.8% | +4.3pp | 37.0% | 9.7% | 1.4% | 119 |
| 2023/24 | 9.0% | 6.6% | +2.5pp | 27.7% | 7.5% | 1.5% | 130 |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% | +2.4pp | 26.3% | 7.9% | 0.7% | 137 |
22 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →