Flags
5
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,082.44
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
9.2%
of income
In-year balance
-3.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.1%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.6%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.1% of income.
Elevated: turnover 22.8%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement14 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,236
Capacity
1,300 (95%)
Free school meals
20.0%
English additional lang.
18.2%
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.
77.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.0
Mean salary
£45,261
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.4%
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25 · 1,020 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 | £8.2m | £8.4m | £6.9m | 84.3% | -£206k | £1.1m | 13.4% | £6,685 |
| 2022/23 | £9.6m | £9.3m | £7.2m | 74.4% | +£302k | £1.2m | 12.5% | £7,869 |
| 2023/24 | £9.8m | £10.1m | £7.7m | 78.6% | -£302k | £905k | 9.2% | £8,082 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
51% of spend
Support staff
£1.3m
13% of spend
Premises
£671k
7% of spend
Other costs
£1.7m
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 | —* | 43.6 | 63.8% | 41.0% | 11.2% | — | 188 |
* 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 | 75.9 | 16.4 | £39,862 | 15.8% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2021/22 | 73.3 | 16.8 | £37,817 | 26.5% | 0.0% | 9.4 |
| 2022/23 | 73.6 | 16.7 | £42,717 | 28.5% | 0.0% | 9.1 |
| 2023/24 | 75.8 | 16.0 | £41,655 | 22.8% | 2.6% | 5.5 |
| 2024/25 | 77.2 | 16.0 | £45,261 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
13.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 10.5% | 3.3% | 1.4% | 867 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.7% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 855 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.9% | 3.6% | 1.0% | 883 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 9.7% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 919 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 10.3% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 946 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 10.9% | 4.3% | 0.9% | 977 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 13.7% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 979 |
| 2021/22 | 9.7% | 7.1% | +2.5pp | 27.0% | 6.7% | 3.0% | 981 |
| 2022/23 | 13.7% | 6.8% | +6.9pp | 42.5% | 8.1% | 5.6% | 997 |
| 2023/24 | 14.1% | 6.6% | +7.5pp | 39.6% | 8.9% | 5.2% | 984 |
| 2024/25 | 13.1% | 6.2% | +6.9pp | 32.5% | 8.4% | 4.7% | 1,020 |
14 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 2019 | — | Good |