Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,416.83
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.7%
of income
In-year balance
-3.8%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.8% of income.
13 October 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,610
Capacity
1,496 (108%)
Free school meals
6.2%
English additional lang.
21.8%
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.
99.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£49,535
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25 · 1,137 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 | £9.3m | £10.5m | £7.6m | 82.0% | -£1.2m | £610k | 6.5% | £6,150 |
| 2022/23 | £12.0m | £11.9m | £7.9m | 66.4% | +£80k | £581k | 4.8% | £7,812 |
| 2023/24 | £11.5m | £12.0m | £8.9m | 76.9% | -£442k | £309k | 2.7% | £7,417 |
Teaching staff
£6.9m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£998k
Other costs
£2.1m
3.6%
Admin staff
3.2%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
10.2%
Premises (total)
0.3%
Supply staff
0.6%
Catering
1.6%
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 | —* | 68.9 | 90.5% | 83.3% | 95.9% | — | 222 |
* 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 | 88.8 | 16.4 | £42,669 | 7.6% | 1.1% | 1.0 |
| 2021/22 | 89.2 | 17.0 | £44,501 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2022/23 | 97.5 | 15.7 | £43,682 | 14.7% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2023/24 | 97.8 | 15.9 | £45,920 | 13.2% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 99.4 | 16.2 | £49,535 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 12.7% | 4.8% | 0.1% | 943 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 18.5% | 5.0% | 0.2% | 958 |
| 2015/16 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 24.4% | 5.8% | 0.3% | 961 |
| 2016/17 | 7.4% | 4.6% | +2.9pp | 26.8% | 7.0% | 0.4% | 953 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 13.7% | 4.8% | 0.4% | 962 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 7.1% | 3.7% | 0.4% | 999 |
| 2020/21 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 5.7% | 3.2% | 0.3% | 1,063 |
| 2021/22 | 6.0% | 7.1% | -1.1pp | 14.3% | 5.5% | 0.5% | 1,101 |
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% | -0.1pp | 20.1% | 5.9% | 0.8% | 1,129 |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% | +0.2pp | 21.3% | 6.1% | 0.7% | 1,132 |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% | +0.8pp | 21.5% | 6.1% | 0.9% | 1,137 |
13 October 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Sept 2006 | URN 117573 | Outstanding |