Per-pupil income
£7,427.73
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.7%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
22.3%
of income
In-year balance
+6.3%
of income
No active flags for this school.
28 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,210
Capacity
1,020 (119%)
Free school meals
2.7%
English additional lang.
39.2%
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.
68.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.8
Mean salary
£41,389
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
7.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.8%
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
2024/25 · 963 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 | £8.1m | £7.9m | £4.9m | 60.0% | +£197k | £1.1m | 13.0% | £7,176 |
| 2022/23 | £8.7m | £7.8m | £5.1m | 59.0% | +£835k | £1.6m | 18.9% | £7,537 |
| 2023/24 | £8.8m | £8.2m | £5.9m | 66.7% | +£551k | £2.0m | 22.3% | £7,428 |
Teaching staff
£4.6m
55% of spend
Support staff
£535k
6% of spend
Premises
£411k
5% of spend
Other costs
£2.0m
24% 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 | —* | 80.6 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 91.1% | — | 191 |
* 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 | 64.5 | 17.0 | £38,050 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2021/22 | 65.7 | 17.2 | £39,736 | 12.9% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2022/23 | 67.2 | 17.1 | £39,770 | 20.4% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2023/24 | 63.2 | 18.7 | £41,721 | 14.7% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2024/25 | 68.0 | 17.8 | £41,389 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
7.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.2% | 4.4% | -1.2pp | 3.9% | 3.1% | 0.1% | 563 |
| 2014/15 | 2.7% | 4.5% | -1.8pp | 2.2% | 2.6% | 0.1% | 591 |
| 2015/16 | 2.7% | 4.5% | -1.8pp | 3.6% | 2.6% | 0.1% | 642 |
| 2016/17 | 2.3% | 4.6% | -2.3pp | 1.9% | 2.2% | 0.1% | 689 |
| 2017/18 | 2.4% | 4.8% | -2.4pp | 1.5% | 2.2% | 0.1% | 733 |
| 2018/19 | 2.9% | 4.6% | -1.8pp | 2.5% | 2.7% | 0.2% | 783 |
| 2020/21 | 2.6% | 4.5% | -1.9pp | 4.6% | 2.5% | 0.1% | 840 |
| 2021/22 | 4.8% | 7.1% | -2.4pp | 10.0% | 4.5% | 0.3% | 867 |
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% | -2.4pp | 8.2% | 4.1% | 0.3% | 900 |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% | -2.2pp | 8.3% | 4.0% | 0.4% | 932 |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% | -2.0pp | 7.6% | 3.8% | 0.4% | 963 |
28 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 2009 | URN 115370 | Outstanding |