Per-pupil income
£6,947.5
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
17.1%
of income
In-year balance
-0.1%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding13 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,651
Capacity
1,600 (103%)
Free school meals
4.6%
English additional lang.
15.0%
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.
101.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£50,327
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
11.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
2024/25 · 1,148 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 | £9.0m | £8.5m | £6.7m | 75.0% | +£411k | £1.5m | 16.4% | £5,989 |
| 2022/23 | £10.2m | £9.8m | £7.6m | 75.0% | +£338k | £1.9m | 18.7% | £6,596 |
| 2023/24 | £11.1m | £11.1m | £8.6m | 77.6% | -£13k | £1.9m | 17.1% | £6,948 |
Teaching staff
£5.8m
52% of spend
Support staff
£911k
8% of spend
Premises
£593k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.9m
17% 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 | —* | 62.6 | 87.5% | 73.6% | 85.6% | — | 208 |
* 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 | 85.3 | 17.2 | £43,128 | 6.0% | 0.0% | 1.2 |
| 2021/22 | 91.4 | 16.4 | £44,710 | 7.2% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2022/23 | 94.2 | 16.4 | £44,326 | 6.7% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2023/24 | 98.8 | 16.2 | £47,420 | 6.7% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2024/25 | 101.7 | 16.2 | £50,327 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
11.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.4% | 4.4% | -1.0pp | 6.5% | 3.0% | 0.4% | 906 |
| 2014/15 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 5.1% | 3.0% | 0.6% | 903 |
| 2015/16 | 3.2% | 4.5% | -1.2pp | 5.0% | 2.9% | 0.4% | 910 |
| 2016/17 | 3.4% | 4.6% | -1.2pp | 4.2% | 3.1% | 0.3% | 916 |
| 2017/18 | 4.2% | 4.8% | -0.6pp | 6.8% | 3.8% | 0.4% | 937 |
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 5.1% | 3.6% | 0.3% | 960 |
| 2020/21 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 7.2% | 3.4% | 0.3% | 1,012 |
| 2021/22 | 6.7% | 7.1% | -0.4pp | 14.7% | 6.0% | 0.6% | 1,038 |
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% | -1.1pp | 12.2% | 5.2% | 0.5% | 1,101 |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% | -1.3pp | 10.6% | 4.8% | 0.4% | 1,121 |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% | -1.0pp | 11.1% | 4.8% | 0.4% | 1,148 |
13 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 2014 | — | Outstanding |