Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,944.15
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
25.6%
of income
In-year balance
-0.6%
of income
Elevated: turnover 26.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.0%.
9 February 2016 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
942
Capacity
1,003 (94%)
Free school meals
18.5%
English additional lang.
23.7%
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.
53.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.5
Mean salary
£54,225
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.4%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25 · 787 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 | £5.7m | £5.9m | £4.6m | 81.4% | -£268k | £1.5m | 27.1% | £6,199 |
| 2022/23 | £6.3m | £6.1m | £4.8m | 76.1% | +£173k | £1.8m | 27.8% | £6,672 |
| 2023/24 | £6.6m | £6.6m | £5.1m | 76.8% | -£39k | £1.7m | 25.6% | £6,944 |
Teaching staff
£3.8m
57% of spend
Support staff
£613k
9% of spend
Premises
£404k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.2m
18% 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 | —* | 51.9 | 73.5% | 55.0% | 46.4% | — | 151 |
* 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 | 51.4 | 17.3 | £42,084 | 7.2% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2021/22 | 56.9 | 16.1 | £43,689 | 26.0% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2022/23 | 55.0 | 17.1 | £47,330 | 12.9% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2023/24 | 58.0 | 16.4 | £48,745 | 20.9% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2024/25 | 53.9 | 17.5 | £54,225 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 14.1% | 4.6% | 0.3% | 567 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 11.8% | 4.1% | 0.4% | 568 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.0% | 4.1% | 0.5% | 609 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 13.2% | 4.3% | 1.0% | 673 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 12.2% | 4.0% | 0.7% | 712 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 11.7% | 4.0% | 0.7% | 736 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 10.7% | 3.8% | 0.5% | 764 |
| 2021/22 | 6.7% | 7.1% | -0.4pp | 17.7% | 5.8% | 1.0% | 763 |
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% | +0.6pp | 20.3% | 5.7% | 1.7% | 770 |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% | +0.9pp | 17.7% | 5.0% | 2.5% | 784 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 19.9% | 6.4% | 1.6% | 787 |
9 February 2016 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2010 | URN 117527 | Good |