Per-pupil income
£7,016.5
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.3%
of income
In-year balance
+1.2%
of income
No active flags for this school.
1 May 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,383
Capacity
1,400 (99%)
Free school meals
13.5%
English additional lang.
4.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
82.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.7
Mean salary
£55,856
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.8%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25 · 1,427 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 | £8.7m | £8.2m | £6.5m | 74.4% | +£480k | £1.2m | 13.9% | £6,244 |
| 2022/23 | £9.0m | £8.9m | £6.7m | 74.3% | +£118k | £872k | 9.7% | £6,423 |
| 2023/24 | £9.8m | £9.7m | £7.4m | 75.9% | +£116k | £621k | 6.3% | £7,017 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£526k
Other costs
£1.7m
4.1%
Admin staff
1.2%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
4.2%
Premises (total)
1.9%
Supply staff
4.6%
Catering
2.1%
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 | —* | 48.2 | 73.9% | 54.4% | 34.9% | — | 272 |
* 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 | 80.9 | 16.8 | £43,445 | 9.4% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2021/22 | 82.0 | 17.0 | £41,890 | 12.9% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2022/23 | 78.7 | 17.8 | £46,278 | 7.6% | 2.5% | 6.4 |
| 2023/24 | 80.8 | 17.3 | £53,398 | 8.5% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 82.8 | 16.7 | £55,856 | —% | 1.2% | — |
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 13.6% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 1,147 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 8.9% | 3.9% | 0.5% | 1,173 |
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 9.1% | 3.3% | 0.7% | 1,170 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 10.0% | 3.5% | 1.0% | 1,164 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 9.9% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 1,231 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 8.9% | 3.8% | 1.1% | 1,288 |
| 2020/21 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 8.7% | 3.4% | 0.7% | 1,368 |
| 2021/22 | 8.4% | 7.1% | +1.3pp | 24.5% | 6.9% | 1.4% | 1,415 |
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% | +1.1pp | 22.6% | 6.1% | 1.8% | 1,423 |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% | +0.7pp | 17.7% | 3.9% | 3.3% | 1,439 |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% | +1.2pp | 16.8% | 3.8% | 3.6% | 1,427 |
1 May 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2010 | URN 115378 | Good |