Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,299
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.2%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
5.1%
of income
In-year balance
-2.0%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.0% of income.
Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 27.0%.
12 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,488
Capacity
1,338 (111%)
Free school meals
9.0%
English additional lang.
59.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
96.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.5
Mean salary
£48,277
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25 · 1,213 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 | £9.2m | £9.1m | £7.0m | 75.9% | +£138k | £864k | 9.3% | £6,308 |
| 2022/23 | £9.9m | £10.0m | £7.3m | 73.6% | -£79k | £784k | 7.9% | £6,643 |
| 2023/24 | £11.0m | £11.2m | £8.3m | 75.2% | -£224k | £561k | 5.1% | £7,299 |
Teaching staff
£6.2m
56% of spend
Support staff
£1.0m
9% of spend
Premises
£505k
5% of spend
Other costs
£2.4m
22% 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 | —* | 55.6 | 79.6% | 57.0% | 65.1% | — | 235 |
* 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 | 90.7 | 16.3 | £42,526 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 97.1 | 15.1 | £43,268 | 26.9% | 0.0% | 1.4 |
| 2022/23 | 91.8 | 16.3 | £42,569 | 22.1% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2023/24 | 91.2 | 16.5 | £43,655 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2024/25 | 96.2 | 15.5 | £48,277 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 10.2% | 4.1% | 0.5% | 1,057 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 8.4% | 3.8% | 0.5% | 1,069 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 6.1% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 1,078 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 9.1% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 1,124 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 11.3% | 4.1% | 1.1% | 1,138 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 12.5% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 1,174 |
| 2020/21 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 9.2% | 3.3% | 0.7% | 1,193 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +1.0pp | 24.4% | 7.2% | 0.9% | 1,187 |
| 2022/23 | 7.0% | 6.8% | +0.2pp | 18.9% | 6.1% | 0.9% | 1,197 |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% | -0.7pp | 14.6% | 4.9% | 1.0% | 1,215 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 6.2% | +0.8pp | 27.0% | 6.1% | 0.9% | 1,213 |
12 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 2017 | — | Good |