Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,986
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.2%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-1.8%
of income
In-year balance
-4.3%
of income
Elevated: turnover 20.6%, vacancy rate 8.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.3% of income.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good12 November 2024 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
564
Capacity
740 (76%)
Free school meals
33.8%
English additional lang.
19.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in East of England, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
Peer percentile + trajectory. DfE range: 5-20% of income.
Peer percentile + agency/supply adjustment. DfE threshold: 80%.
In-year balance + pupil trend + income diversity.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
26.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
21.7
Mean salary
£63,048
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25 · 610 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE review threshold: 78% of income. | 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 | £5.0m | £4.8m | £3.5m | 69.3% | +£238k | £100k | 2.0% | £7,013 |
| 2022/23 | £5.3m | £5.3m | £3.7m | 69.4% | +£32k | £130k | 2.5% | £7,974 |
| 2023/24 | £5.1m | £5.4m | £3.7m | 72.2% | -£219k | -£91k | -1.8% | £7,986 |
Teaching staff
£2.5m
46% of spend
Support staff
£546k
10% of spend
Premises
£334k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.3m
25% of spend
| 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 | —* | 36.9 | 55.7% | 25.2% | 69.5% | — | 131 |
* 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 | 35.1 | 20.3 | £48,630 | 37.3% | 0.0% | 11.2 |
| 2021/22 | 40.0 | 17.8 | £46,674 | 59.0% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2022/23 | 41.0 | 16.2 | £48,189 | 46.3% | 0.0% | 9.2 |
| 2023/24 | 32.5 | 19.8 | £56,785 | 20.6% | 8.5% | 7.0 |
| 2024/25 | 26.0 | 21.7 | £63,048 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 17.7% | 4.1% | 1.3% | 598 |
| 2014/15 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 17.3% | 4.5% | 2.0% | 790 |
| 2015/16 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 18.8% | 4.7% | 1.5% | 745 |
| 2016/17 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.8pp | 25.2% | 5.7% | 1.7% | 662 |
| 2017/18 | 7.0% | 4.8% | +2.2pp | 22.8% | 5.6% | 1.4% | 641 |
| 2018/19 | 7.7% | 4.6% | +3.1pp | 22.5% | 5.1% | 2.6% | 659 |
| 2020/21 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 22.6% | 4.1% | 3.0% | 705 |
| 2021/22 | 9.4% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 30.4% | 5.1% | 4.3% | 718 |
| 2022/23 | 11.5% | 6.8% | +4.7pp | 35.9% | 5.0% | 6.5% | 703 |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% | +2.8pp | 25.1% | 5.0% | 4.4% | 656 |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% | +2.4pp | 23.3% | 5.5% | 3.1% | 610 |
12 November 2024 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 2022 | — | Inadequate |