Per-pupil income
£8,353.54
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
56.1%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+15.0%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding7 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
464
Capacity
1,200 (39%)
Free school meals
10.6%
English additional lang.
8.8%
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.
24.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.0
Mean salary
£50,283
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
11.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25 · 492 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | £1.1m | £1.2m | £571k | 52.4% | -£157k | £0 | 0.0% | £10,178 |
| 2023/24 | £2.5m | £2.1m | £1.4m | 56.1% | +£372k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,354 |
Teaching staff
£1.1m
52% of spend
Support staff
£130k
6% of spend
Premises
£149k
7% of spend
Other costs
£568k
27% 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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 0 |
* 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9 | 15.5 | £49,384 | 1.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 15.4 | 19.3 | £51,122 | 6.8% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2024/25 | 24.4 | 19.0 | £50,283 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
11.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% | -1.6pp | 11.2% | 4.1% | 1.1% | 125 |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% | -2.0pp | 9.9% | 4.3% | 0.3% | 304 |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% | -0.9pp | 11.8% | 4.4% | 0.9% | 492 |
7 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
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