Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,517.86
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
12.7%
of income
In-year balance
+5.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.2%.
8 November 2017 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,584
Capacity
1,507 (105%)
Free school meals
11.0%
English additional lang.
2.7%
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.
87.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.2
Mean salary
£48,521
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25 · 1,203 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 | £10.4m | £10.8m | £7.9m | 75.6% | -£356k | £1.1m | 10.5% | £6,738 |
| 2022/23 | £11.4m | £10.2m | £7.4m | 64.7% | +£1.2m | £1.3m | 11.3% | £7,414 |
| 2023/24 | £11.8m | £11.2m | £8.4m | 71.3% | +£616k | £1.5m | 12.7% | £7,518 |
Teaching staff
£6.0m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£523k
Other costs
£2.2m
3.9%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
3.9%
Premises (total)
0.4%
Supply staff
4.2%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | 50.5 | 75.3% | 53.6% | 17.0% | — | 235 |
* 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 | 88.1 | 17.5 | £43,556 | 11.6% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2021/22 | 92.6 | 16.7 | £43,545 | 13.0% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2022/23 | 88.8 | 17.3 | £44,135 | 17.7% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2023/24 | 87.5 | 17.9 | £47,932 | 10.5% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2024/25 | 87.1 | 18.2 | £48,521 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 10.3% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 1,200 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 13.2% | 4.8% | 0.7% | 1,196 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 10.6% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 1,203 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 9.5% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 1,204 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 12.0% | 4.6% | 0.6% | 1,201 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 10.3% | 4.3% | 0.7% | 1,202 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.4% | 4.8% | 0.6% | 1,206 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 29.5% | 7.6% | 1.4% | 1,209 |
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% | +3.7pp | 34.0% | 8.7% | 1.8% | 1,213 |
| 2023/24 | 11.0% | 6.6% | +4.4pp | 34.8% | 9.5% | 1.5% | 1,208 |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% | +4.0pp | 32.9% | 8.7% | 1.5% | 1,203 |
8 November 2017 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 2014 | — | Good |