Flags
4
0 high
Per-pupil income
£17,748.55
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
78.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
15.9%
of income
In-year balance
+4.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.6%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.5%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement21 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
186
Capacity
156 (119%)
Free school meals
31.7%
English additional lang.
2.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–16
Your school compared against 30 similar other 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.
19.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
9.4
Mean salary
£54,425
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25 · 188 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 | £2.6m | £2.5m | £2.1m | 80.7% | +£96k | £359k | 14.1% | £15,559 |
| 2022/23 | £2.7m | £2.7m | £2.2m | 82.7% | -£25k | £335k | 12.5% | £15,826 |
| 2023/24 | £3.0m | £2.9m | £2.4m | 79.6% | +£53k | £388k | 13.0% | £16,563 |
| 2024/25 | £3.3m | £3.2m | £2.6m | 78.5% | +£138k | £526k | 15.9% | £17,749 |
Teaching staff
£1.6m
50% of spend
Support staff
£868k
27% of spend
Premises
£197k
6% of spend
Other costs
£375k
12% 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 | —* | 0.7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 25 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 18.1 | 9.1 | £46,590 | 1.1% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2021/22 | 20.1 | 8.2 | £48,210 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2022/23 | 20.1 | 8.4 | £49,847 | 3.0% | 0.0% | 8.2 |
| 2023/24 | 19.7 | 9.1 | £53,626 | 19.8% | 0.0% | 7.7 |
| 2024/25 | 19.8 | 9.4 | £54,425 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.0% | 4.4% | +2.6pp | 17.6% | 6.9% | 0.1% | 153 |
| 2014/15 | 8.6% | 4.5% | +4.1pp | 27.3% | 7.2% | 1.4% | 154 |
| 2015/16 | 9.4% | 4.5% | +5.0pp | 31.5% | 8.8% | 0.6% | 130 |
| 2016/17 | 8.6% | 4.6% | +4.1pp | 29.9% | 7.5% | 1.1% | 157 |
| 2017/18 | 7.1% | 4.8% | +2.3pp | 20.6% | 6.2% | 0.8% | 155 |
| 2018/19 | 7.4% | 4.6% | +2.8pp | 22.5% | 6.0% | 1.4% | 151 |
| 2020/21 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 17.1% | 5.6% | 0.9% | 164 |
| 2021/22 | 11.2% | 7.1% | +4.0pp | 35.9% | 9.8% | 1.3% | 167 |
| 2022/23 | 10.6% | 6.8% | +3.8pp | 37.6% | 9.5% | 1.1% | 173 |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% | +3.0pp | 28.2% | 8.1% | 1.4% | 181 |
| 2024/25 | 10.9% | 6.2% | +4.7pp | 30.9% | 8.5% | 2.4% | 188 |
21 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2013 | — | Good |