Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,458.61
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.9%
of income
In-year balance
+4.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
21 April 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
921
Capacity
840 (110%)
Free school meals
30.4%
English additional lang.
4.5%
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.
57.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£56,341
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25 · 946 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 | £5.7m | £5.6m | £4.3m | 76.3% | +£69k | £458k | 8.1% | £6,734 |
| 2022/23 | £6.4m | £6.1m | £4.5m | 70.0% | +£286k | £545k | 8.6% | £7,268 |
| 2023/24 | £7.6m | £7.2m | £5.1m | 67.7% | +£316k | £524k | 6.9% | £8,459 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£949k
Premises
£940k
Other costs
£1.2m
4.4%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
10.8%
Premises (total)
0.6%
Supply staff
4.0%
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 | —* | 42.3 | 61.1% | 41.9% | 13.8% | — | 167 |
* 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 | 46.3 | 18.0 | £45,797 | 14.7% | 0.0% | 1.6 |
| 2021/22 | 47.6 | 17.7 | £41,006 | 5.7% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2022/23 | 52.7 | 16.6 | £45,413 | 8.8% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2023/24 | 57.5 | 15.6 | £51,702 | 11.3% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2024/25 | 57.0 | 16.2 | £56,341 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.9pp | 20.9% | 5.1% | 1.1% | 777 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 16.1% | 4.8% | 1.0% | 784 |
| 2015/16 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 16.7% | 4.9% | 1.4% | 789 |
| 2016/17 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 21.3% | 4.7% | 2.2% | 821 |
| 2017/18 | 6.2% | 4.8% | +1.4pp | 15.9% | 4.4% | 1.8% | 825 |
| 2018/19 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 14.3% | 4.4% | 1.5% | 819 |
| 2020/21 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 17.4% | 4.5% | 1.7% | 855 |
| 2021/22 | 11.7% | 7.1% | +4.5pp | 36.7% | 8.7% | 3.0% | 867 |
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% | +2.7pp | 27.6% | 6.9% | 2.6% | 890 |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% | +1.5pp | 21.2% | 5.0% | 3.1% | 919 |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% | +1.4pp | 20.3% | 4.4% | 3.2% | 946 |
21 April 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 2014 | — | Requires improvement |