Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,320.7
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.3%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
7.9%
of income
In-year balance
-0.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.4%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good21 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,454
Capacity
1,500 (97%)
Free school meals
16.7%
English additional lang.
12.6%
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.
86.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.8
Mean salary
£50,903
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.4%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.5%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25 · 1,268 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 | £8.9m | £9.0m | £6.8m | 76.2% | -£52k | £1.1m | 12.7% | £6,338 |
| 2022/23 | £10.0m | £10.2m | £7.4m | 74.8% | -£246k | £888k | 8.9% | £7,020 |
| 2023/24 | £10.4m | £10.5m | £7.9m | 75.3% | -£65k | £820k | 7.9% | £7,321 |
Teaching staff
£6.0m
57% of spend
Support staff
£839k
8% of spend
Premises
£461k
4% of spend
Other costs
£2.2m
21% 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 | —* | 46.1 | 64.2% | 41.6% | 35.8% | — | 243 |
* 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 | 80.2 | 17.0 | £43,943 | 6.2% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2021/22 | 83.4 | 16.9 | £43,939 | 5.6% | 0.0% | 7.7 |
| 2022/23 | 83.0 | 17.1 | £50,110 | 9.5% | 1.2% | 5.2 |
| 2023/24 | 84.3 | 16.9 | £54,238 | 14.2% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2024/25 | 86.8 | 16.8 | £50,903 | —% | 4.4% | — |
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 14.6% | 4.1% | 0.9% | 1,203 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 13.7% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 1,191 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 13.3% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 1,177 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 9.7% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 1,192 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 9.8% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 1,159 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 12.1% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 1,161 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.6% | 3.8% | 1.0% | 1,151 |
| 2021/22 | 9.5% | 7.1% | +2.4pp | 30.2% | 6.7% | 2.8% | 1,203 |
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% | +3.1pp | 34.4% | 7.0% | 2.9% | 1,240 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 30.7% | 5.6% | 3.7% | 1,242 |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% | +4.0pp | 29.9% | 6.5% | 3.7% | 1,268 |
21 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 2019 | — | Good |