Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,350.42
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
81.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-0.3%
of income
In-year balance
-3.4%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.3% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 3.2%.
20 February 2018 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,490
Capacity
1,526 (98%)
Free school meals
19.5%
English additional lang.
14.0%
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.
95.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.7
Mean salary
£52,803
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 1,220 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 | £9.0m | £8.8m | £7.0m | 78.2% | +£165k | £949k | 10.5% | £6,135 |
| 2022/23 | £9.5m | £9.8m | £7.6m | 79.7% | -£276k | £673k | 7.1% | £6,435 |
| 2023/24 | £10.3m | £10.6m | £8.2m | 80.2% | -£340k | £333k | 3.3% | £7,007 |
| 2024/25 | £11.0m | £11.3m | £9.0m | 81.8% | -£367k | -£34k | -0.3% | £7,350 |
Teaching staff
£7.0m
Support staff
£931k
Premises
£552k
Other costs
£1.8m
5.7%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
7.0%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
4.0%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | 50.2 | 67.4% | 46.6% | 21.2% | — | 236 |
* 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 | 95.5 | 15.0 | £43,305 | 12.3% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2021/22 | 99.2 | 14.8 | £43,207 | 12.7% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2022/23 | 95.3 | 15.5 | £45,734 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2023/24 | 92.1 | 15.9 | £48,122 | 12.4% | 1.1% | 6.5 |
| 2024/25 | 95.0 | 15.7 | £52,803 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 10.3% | 3.1% | 1.7% | 1,142 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 11.7% | 3.6% | 1.6% | 1,176 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.7% | 3.6% | 1.1% | 1,200 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 11.1% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 1,212 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 10.8% | 3.3% | 1.3% | 1,209 |
| 2018/19 | 4.6% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 10.0% | 3.3% | 1.3% | 1,215 |
| 2020/21 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 10.5% | 2.9% | 1.1% | 1,223 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 25.4% | 5.5% | 2.6% | 1,223 |
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% | +1.0pp | 24.1% | 5.1% | 2.7% | 1,215 |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% | +1.0pp | 23.4% | 4.9% | 2.7% | 1,216 |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% | +1.1pp | 19.8% | 4.7% | 2.7% | 1,220 |
20 February 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2014 | — | Good |