Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,040.42
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
17.8%
of income
In-year balance
+1.5%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.7%.
10 March 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,507
Capacity
1,440 (105%)
Free school meals
14.8%
English additional lang.
5.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 13–18
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.
92.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£50,258
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.
20.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25 · 1,102 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 | £8.0m | £6.4m | 83.8% | -£330k | £1.7m | 22.6% | £5,341 |
| 2022/23 | £10.1m | £10.1m | £7.7m | 75.7% | +£61k | £1.8m | 18.1% | £6,735 |
| 2023/24 | £10.6m | £10.5m | £8.4m | 78.7% | +£156k | £1.9m | 17.8% | £7,040 |
Teaching staff
£6.0m
Support staff
£1.7m
Premises
£582k
Other costs
£1.5m
5.9%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
4.3%
Premises (total)
0.3%
Supply staff
0.6%
Catering
1.3%
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 | 71.0% | 48.0% | 24.7% | — | 352 |
* 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 | 71.7 | 18.0 | £41,509 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2021/22 | 78.8 | 18.2 | £41,645 | 6.1% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2022/23 | 90.4 | 16.6 | £42,543 | 14.4% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2023/24 | 92.3 | 16.3 | £45,939 | 11.7% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2024/25 | 92.2 | 16.3 | £50,258 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 13.1% | 4.5% | 1.0% | 773 |
| 2014/15 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 14.5% | 5.3% | 0.6% | 711 |
| 2015/16 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 16.2% | 5.5% | 0.6% | 698 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 15.8% | 5.2% | 0.8% | 622 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 10.8% | 4.3% | 1.0% | 675 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 9.6% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 722 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 13.8% | 5.2% | 0.6% | 985 |
| 2021/22 | 8.7% | 7.1% | +1.6pp | 24.6% | 7.3% | 1.4% | 1,085 |
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% | +1.6pp | 21.3% | 6.2% | 2.1% | 1,117 |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% | +1.1pp | 20.6% | 5.1% | 2.5% | 1,097 |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% | +1.6pp | 20.7% | 5.0% | 2.8% | 1,102 |
10 March 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2013 | — | Requires improvement |