Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,189.19
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+7.1%
of income
Elevated: turnover 30.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.
27 February 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 13 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
658
Capacity
625 (105%)
Free school meals
16.9%
English additional lang.
4.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
34.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.0
Mean salary
£46,370
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25 · 698 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 | £3.9m | £3.6m | £2.9m | 74.4% | +£220k | £491k | 12.8% | £5,687 |
| 2022/23 | £4.4m | £4.0m | £3.0m | 69.5% | +£348k | £594k | 13.6% | £6,499 |
| 2023/24 | £4.8m | £4.4m | £3.3m | 69.5% | +£339k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,189 |
Teaching staff
£2.5m
57% of spend
Support staff
£356k
8% of spend
Premises
£277k
6% of spend
Other costs
£846k
19% 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 | —* | 47.5 | 72.1% | 51.6% | 36.9% | — | 122 |
* 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 | 39.2 | 16.9 | £42,583 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 39.1 | 17.3 | £43,072 | 0.8% | 0.0% | 8.6 |
| 2022/23 | 42.2 | 16.0 | £43,221 | 26.9% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2023/24 | 37.0 | 18.0 | £45,677 | 30.8% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2024/25 | 34.6 | 19.0 | £46,370 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 13.0% | 4.6% | 0.7% | 615 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 11.0% | 4.5% | 0.7% | 611 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 10.0% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 608 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 10.0% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 608 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 10.0% | 4.4% | 0.6% | 618 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 8.8% | 4.1% | 0.4% | 648 |
| 2020/21 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 8.5% | 3.6% | 0.5% | 670 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 21.8% | 7.1% | 1.0% | 687 |
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% | +1.0pp | 18.6% | 6.7% | 1.1% | 682 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 23.6% | 7.5% | 1.8% | 692 |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% | +3.1pp | 27.1% | 7.1% | 2.3% | 698 |
27 February 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 2010 | URN 110895 | Requires improvement |