Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£3,034.3
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
80.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
6.6%
of income
In-year balance
+1.4%
of income
Elevated: turnover 19.8%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.6%.
25 September 2018 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
750
Capacity
750 (100%)
Free school meals
19.7%
English additional lang.
21.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
46.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£40,565
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 769 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 | £7.4m | £7.5m | £6.1m | 82.4% | -£43k | £414k | 5.6% | £10,853 |
| 2022/23 | £8.5m | £8.6m | £6.6m | 77.9% | -£42k | £371k | 4.3% | £12,000 |
| 2023/24 | £9.2m | £9.4m | £7.6m | 82.1% | -£158k | £213k | 2.3% | £6,684 |
| 2024/25 | £4.2m | £4.1m | £3.4m | 80.6% | +£60k | £274k | 6.6% | £3,034 |
Teaching staff
£2.4m
59% of spend
Support staff
£542k
13% of spend
Premises
£136k
3% of spend
Other costs
£612k
15% 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 | —* | 42.7 | 62.4% | 34.2% | 87.9% | — | 149 |
* 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 | 50.8 | 12.7 | £35,659 | 8.3% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2021/22 | 53.3 | 12.8 | £37,847 | 11.3% | 3.6% | 8.8 |
| 2022/23 | 52.0 | 13.7 | £40,366 | 19.8% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 53.0 | 13.6 | £41,266 | 23.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 46.1 | 16.3 | £40,565 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 10.7% | 3.6% | 0.9% | 512 |
| 2014/15 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 10.2% | 3.3% | 0.7% | 471 |
| 2015/16 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 8.5% | 3.4% | 0.5% | 449 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 12.7% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 505 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 13.1% | 4.3% | 1.5% | 498 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 15.1% | 4.3% | 1.4% | 503 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 14.5% | 3.4% | 1.4% | 681 |
| 2021/22 | 9.8% | 7.1% | +2.6pp | 34.2% | 6.9% | 2.9% | 719 |
| 2022/23 | 10.0% | 6.8% | +3.2pp | 35.4% | 7.0% | 2.9% | 740 |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% | +1.2pp | 21.3% | 4.6% | 3.1% | 750 |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 23.7% | 5.1% | 2.5% | 769 |
25 September 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2013 | URN 109661 | Good |