Flags
3
3 high
Per-pupil income
£31,237.56
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
73.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-5.0%
of income
In-year balance
-16.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.6%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 8.0% of income.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good1 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
125
Capacity
120 (104%)
Free school meals
34.3%
English additional lang.
16.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 3–19
Compared against 30 similar other 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.
17.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
7.2
Mean salary
£46,401
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
35.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
10.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25 · 105 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 | £2.8m | £2.8m | £2.3m | 79.9% | +£64k | £158k | 5.6% | £23,408 |
| 2022/23 | £3.6m | £3.2m | £2.7m | 77.0% | +£350k | £508k | 14.3% | £28,914 |
| 2023/24 | £3.8m | £4.1m | £2.8m | 74.1% | -£307k | £201k | 5.2% | £29,977 |
| 2024/25 | £3.9m | £4.6m | £2.8m | 73.0% | -£650k | -£194k | -5.0% | £31,238 |
Teaching staff
£1.2m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£153k
Other costs
£1.6m
6.5%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
5.8%
Premises (total)
1.2%
Supply staff
1.6%
Catering
2.6%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 11 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 13.5 | 7.8 | £47,581 | 4.4% | 0.0% | 10.9 |
| 2021/22 | 17.0 | 7.1 | £48,154 | 17.1% | 0.0% | 12.4 |
| 2022/23 | 17.1 | 7.2 | £43,032 | 28.6% | 0.0% | 12.6 |
| 2023/24 | 17.0 | 7.5 | £44,487 | 35.9% | 0.0% | 15.2 |
| 2024/25 | 17.4 | 7.2 | £46,401 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
35.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
10.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 12.8% | 4.4% | +8.5pp | 36.1% | 12.5% | 0.4% | 36 |
| 2014/15 | 10.6% | 4.5% | +6.1pp | 20.0% | 10.4% | 0.2% | 40 |
| 2015/16 | 13.5% | 4.5% | +9.0pp | 34.0% | 13.3% | 0.1% | 53 |
| 2016/17 | 10.6% | 4.6% | +6.0pp | 25.0% | 9.9% | 0.7% | 68 |
| 2017/18 | 8.8% | 4.8% | +4.0pp | 29.6% | 7.5% | 1.2% | 71 |
| 2018/19 | 8.2% | 4.6% | +3.5pp | 28.2% | 7.2% | 1.0% | 78 |
| 2020/21 | 14.7% | 4.5% | +10.2pp | 47.9% | 14.5% | 0.2% | 96 |
| 2021/22 | 11.6% | 7.1% | +4.5pp | 37.6% | 10.8% | 0.8% | 109 |
| 2022/23 | 13.0% | 6.8% | +6.2pp | 42.7% | 11.5% | 1.5% | 110 |
| 2023/24 | 12.6% | 6.6% | +6.0pp | 43.2% | 11.1% | 1.5% | 111 |
| 2024/25 | 12.6% | 6.2% | +6.4pp | 35.2% | 10.3% | 2.4% | 105 |
1 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 2017 | — | Outstanding |