Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,567.05
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.3%
of income
In-year balance
-1.1%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.1% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good20 May 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,031
Capacity
1,275 (81%)
Free school meals
17.1%
English additional lang.
2.4%
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.
50.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.6
Mean salary
£50,761
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.9%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25 · 1,030 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 | £7.7m | £8.6m | £5.6m | 72.5% | -£876k | £845k | 10.9% | £6,464 |
| 2022/23 | £7.9m | £7.9m | £6.1m | 76.6% | -£30k | £806k | 10.2% | £6,583 |
| 2023/24 | £8.6m | £8.7m | £6.4m | 74.4% | -£95k | £712k | 8.3% | £7,567 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£499k
Other costs
£1.8m
7.5%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
1.6%
ICT
4.0%
Premises (total)
2.2%
Supply staff
3.6%
Catering
4.0%
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 | —* | 41.9 | 63.9% | 42.0% | 47.3% | — | 205 |
* 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 | 68.6 | 17.6 | £40,347 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2021/22 | 70.2 | 17.0 | £42,364 | 17.5% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2022/23 | 67.7 | 17.8 | £45,233 | 18.3% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2023/24 | 61.5 | 18.5 | £46,085 | 28.6% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2024/25 | 50.1 | 20.6 | £50,761 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 16.4% | 5.1% | 1.1% | 940 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.1% | 4.3% | 1.0% | 925 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 14.4% | 4.4% | 0.9% | 910 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 13.7% | 4.4% | 0.9% | 969 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 14.7% | 4.9% | 1.1% | 1,001 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 15.5% | 5.1% | 1.0% | 1,063 |
| 2020/21 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 18.4% | 5.0% | 1.4% | 1,112 |
| 2021/22 | 10.0% | 7.1% | +2.9pp | 30.4% | 8.5% | 1.6% | 1,077 |
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% | +2.6pp | 28.3% | 7.8% | 1.6% | 1,073 |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% | +1.0pp | 19.8% | 5.5% | 2.0% | 1,049 |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% | +3.0pp | 24.2% | 5.9% | 3.3% | 1,030 |
20 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 Sept 2022 | — | Requires improvement |