Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,008.02
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
81.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.8%
of income
In-year balance
-1.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.4%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.3% of income.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good13 May 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,422
Capacity
1,520 (94%)
Free school meals
18.8%
English additional lang.
1.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
94.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.1
Mean salary
£52,781
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25 · 1,297 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 | £9.5m | £9.2m | £7.6m | 80.3% | +£278k | £600k | 6.3% | £6,279 |
| 2022/23 | £10.0m | £9.6m | £7.8m | 77.9% | +£354k | £948k | 9.5% | £6,756 |
| 2023/24 | £10.5m | £10.6m | £8.5m | 81.2% | -£141k | £919k | 8.8% | £7,008 |
Teaching staff
£6.5m
Support staff
£810k
Premises
£562k
Other costs
£1.6m
6.7%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
1.2%
ICT
8.3%
Premises (total)
3.5%
Supply staff
0.9%
Catering
2.7%
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 | —* | 44.0 | 70.0% | 46.6% | 55.5% | — | 247 |
* 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 | 102.3 | 14.6 | £43,643 | 11.0% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2021/22 | 98.1 | 15.4 | £43,459 | 9.2% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2022/23 | 103.7 | 14.3 | £45,573 | 14.7% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 96.3 | 15.5 | £49,329 | 6.6% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2024/25 | 94.3 | 15.1 | £52,781 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 11.2% | 4.2% | 0.6% | 1,247 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.2% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 1,259 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 10.1% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 1,266 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | 0.0pp | 9.8% | 3.8% | 0.8% | 1,266 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.0pp | 11.0% | 3.7% | 1.0% | 1,264 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 11.8% | 4.0% | 1.0% | 1,284 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 11.8% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 1,295 |
| 2021/22 | 7.7% | 7.1% | +0.6pp | 22.6% | 6.0% | 1.7% | 1,321 |
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% | +1.6pp | 24.3% | 6.3% | 2.1% | 1,331 |
| 2023/24 | 8.0% | 6.6% | +1.5pp | 21.7% | 5.7% | 2.3% | 1,342 |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% | +1.6pp | 19.4% | 4.6% | 3.2% | 1,297 |
13 May 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb 2023 | — | Requires improvement |