Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,302.33
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.2%
of income
In-year balance
-3.9%
of income
Elevated: turnover 22.0%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.9% of income.
22 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,042
Capacity
1,035 (101%)
Free school meals
5.4%
English additional lang.
2.5%
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.
57.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.0
Mean salary
£53,525
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.
14.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25 · 821 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 | £7.4m | £7.4m | £5.4m | 72.4% | +£43k | £1.1m | 14.5% | £7,007 |
| 2022/23 | £8.2m | £8.4m | £5.9m | 71.3% | -£173k | £949k | 11.5% | £7,697 |
| 2023/24 | £8.9m | £9.3m | £6.4m | 72.2% | -£347k | £552k | 6.2% | £8,302 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£649k
Other costs
£2.2m
7.5%
Admin staff
3.5%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
12.5%
Premises (total)
2.3%
Supply staff
1.1%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 61.6 | 89.5% | 75.0% | 27.0% | — | 152 |
* 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 | 58.3 | 18.1 | £40,000 | 19.9% | 0.0% | 0.2 |
| 2021/22 | 56.8 | 18.7 | £41,931 | 15.8% | 0.0% | 1.2 |
| 2022/23 | 59.2 | 18.1 | £42,596 | 22.0% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2023/24 | 58.2 | 18.5 | £42,896 | 18.0% | 3.3% | 5.9 |
| 2024/25 | 57.9 | 18.0 | £53,525 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 13.0% | 5.3% | 0.3% | 725 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 13.9% | 5.4% | 0.3% | 728 |
| 2015/16 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 19.3% | 6.3% | 0.2% | 757 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 13.5% | 5.3% | 0.3% | 787 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 7.0% | 4.3% | 0.3% | 785 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 10.2% | 4.8% | 0.4% | 781 |
| 2020/21 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 9.1% | 3.7% | 0.3% | 811 |
| 2021/22 | 7.8% | 7.1% | +0.7pp | 19.6% | 7.0% | 0.8% | 816 |
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% | -0.4pp | 13.7% | 5.6% | 0.8% | 820 |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% | -0.5pp | 12.9% | 5.2% | 0.9% | 843 |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% | -0.3pp | 14.5% | 5.2% | 0.8% | 821 |
22 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 2011 | URN 134985 | Outstanding |