Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,626.95
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
80.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
11.0%
of income
In-year balance
-3.5%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.5% of income.
Elevated: turnover 15.2%.
7 March 2023 · Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Quality of education
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OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,013
Capacity
1,047 (97%)
Free school meals
10.3%
English additional lang.
10.1%
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.
61.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.4
Mean salary
£53,083
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.6%
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.
13.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
2024/25 · 872 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 | £6.4m | £6.1m | £4.7m | 74.3% | +£278k | £1.1m | 18.0% | £6,163 |
| 2022/23 | £6.6m | £6.8m | £5.0m | 76.7% | -£165k | £982k | 14.9% | £6,542 |
| 2023/24 | £6.8m | £7.0m | £5.5m | 80.5% | -£235k | £747k | 11.0% | £6,627 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
60% of spend
Support staff
£570k
8% of spend
Premises
£376k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.2m
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 | —* | 61.0 | 92.2% | 77.8% | 42.5% | — | 167 |
* 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 | 65.1 | 16.2 | £45,506 | 16.4% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2021/22 | 60.6 | 17.1 | £45,430 | 14.4% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2022/23 | 62.7 | 16.1 | £47,562 | 23.3% | 4.6% | 4.1 |
| 2023/24 | 59.7 | 17.2 | £50,611 | 15.2% | 1.6% | 5.8 |
| 2024/25 | 61.8 | 16.4 | £53,083 | —% | 1.6% | — |
Overall absence
5.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 12.5% | 4.9% | 0.4% | 837 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 11.2% | 4.8% | 0.3% | 840 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 8.9% | 4.5% | 0.4% | 846 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 10.2% | 4.6% | 0.3% | 852 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 11.8% | 4.8% | 0.5% | 864 |
| 2018/19 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 6.9% | 3.6% | 0.6% | 882 |
| 2020/21 | 2.9% | 4.5% | -1.6pp | 5.1% | 2.5% | 0.3% | 877 |
| 2021/22 | 4.6% | 7.1% | -2.5pp | 10.8% | 4.2% | 0.4% | 894 |
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% | -1.2pp | 14.0% | 5.2% | 0.4% | 873 |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% | -1.2pp | 11.5% | 4.8% | 0.5% | 871 |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% | -1.0pp | 13.2% | 4.5% | 0.7% | 872 |
7 March 2023 · Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2014 | — | Good |