Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£6,941.11
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
82.3%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
6.8%
of income
In-year balance
-0.7%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.6%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.6% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good28 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,469
Capacity
1,586 (93%)
Free school meals
11.8%
English additional lang.
4.1%
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.
92.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.0
Mean salary
£51,923
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 1,276 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 | £8.4m | £8.1m | £6.6m | 78.1% | +£305k | £1.3m | 14.9% | £5,928 |
| 2022/23 | £8.7m | £9.0m | £7.0m | 80.6% | -£242k | £1.0m | 11.6% | £6,155 |
| 2023/24 | £9.3m | £9.5m | £7.7m | 82.6% | -£242k | £771k | 8.3% | £6,414 |
| 2024/25 | £10.2m | £10.3m | £8.4m | 82.3% | -£73k | £698k | 6.8% | £6,941 |
Teaching staff
£6.4m
63% of spend
Support staff
£992k
10% of spend
Premises
£656k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.2m
12% 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 | —* | 48.1 | 73.8% | 52.5% | 86.1% | — | 244 |
* 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 | 84.8 | 16.9 | £41,727 | 7.8% | 1.2% | 1.4 |
| 2021/22 | 89.8 | 15.9 | £42,894 | 14.0% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2022/23 | 87.8 | 16.1 | £45,641 | 14.1% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2023/24 | 89.1 | 16.2 | £45,478 | 10.1% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2024/25 | 92.1 | 16.0 | £51,923 | —% | 2.1% | — |
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 12.9% | 4.2% | 0.7% | 1,178 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.2% | 4.1% | 0.5% | 1,183 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 9.8% | 4.2% | 0.5% | 1,179 |
| 2016/17 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 8.5% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 1,166 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 9.5% | 3.6% | 0.9% | 1,180 |
| 2018/19 | 4.6% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 9.7% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 1,230 |
| 2020/21 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 8.1% | 2.9% | 0.6% | 1,243 |
| 2021/22 | 8.0% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 24.3% | 6.3% | 1.6% | 1,249 |
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% | +1.1pp | 22.3% | 6.3% | 1.6% | 1,239 |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% | +1.7pp | 25.1% | 6.6% | 1.6% | 1,236 |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% | +1.9pp | 21.7% | 6.3% | 1.8% | 1,276 |
28 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2014 | — | Outstanding |