Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£12,427.48
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
43.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+3.3%
of income
Elevated: turnover 21.1%.
Elevated: turnover 18.9%.
10 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,441
Capacity
1,258 (115%)
Free school meals
8.8%
English additional lang.
10.8%
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.
73.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.5
Mean salary
£52,577
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25 · 663 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 | £16.4m | £14.0m | £8.8m | 53.8% | +£2.4m | £0 | 0.0% | £11,502 |
| 2022/23 | £16.8m | £17.9m | £9.3m | 55.5% | -£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £11,810 |
| 2023/24 | £17.8m | £17.2m | £7.7m | 43.0% | +£595k | £0 | 0.0% | £12,427 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
Support staff
£469k
Premises
£3.9m
Other costs
£5.6m
10.8%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
1.4%
ICT
12.1%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
10.5%
Catering
1.2%
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 | —* | 56.4 | 85.1% | 66.8% | 86.5% | — | 208 |
* 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 | 75.2 | 18.8 | £43,135 | 13.0% | 3.8% | 2.9 |
| 2021/22 | 79.6 | 17.9 | £43,708 | 25.8% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2022/23 | 75.0 | 19.0 | £46,389 | 21.1% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2023/24 | 74.5 | 19.2 | £50,267 | 18.9% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2024/25 | 73.9 | 19.5 | £52,577 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.4pp | 5.6% | 3.5% | 0.5% | 448 |
| 2014/15 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 5.6% | 3.5% | 0.5% | 450 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 5.4% | 3.6% | 0.6% | 463 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 8.8% | 4.2% | 0.6% | 464 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 10.7% | 4.1% | 0.9% | 476 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 10.1% | 4.3% | 0.7% | 494 |
| 2020/21 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.2% | 4.4% | 0.5% | 551 |
| 2021/22 | 8.0% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 20.7% | 7.0% | 1.0% | 575 |
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% | +0.5pp | 15.6% | 6.2% | 1.1% | 609 |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% | +0.5pp | 18.3% | 6.5% | 0.6% | 639 |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% | -0.3pp | 13.0% | 4.6% | 1.3% | 663 |
10 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 2007 | URN 121208 | Outstanding |