Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,485.75
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.2%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+12.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.4%.
17 October 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
877
Capacity
900 (97%)
Free school meals
17.2%
English additional lang.
9.9%
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.
46.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.7
Mean salary
£52,772
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25 · 911 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 | £5.9m | £5.6m | £4.3m | 73.4% | +£331k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,707 |
| 2022/23 | £6.0m | £5.9m | £4.4m | 74.2% | +£128k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,815 |
| 2023/24 | £6.6m | £5.8m | £4.3m | 65.2% | +£813k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,486 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
57% of spend
Support staff
£578k
10% of spend
Premises
£338k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.1m
20% 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 | —* | 52.0 | 75.3% | 56.5% | 67.1% | — | 170 |
* 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 | 46.7 | 18.8 | £39,596 | 16.1% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2021/22 | 49.0 | 17.9 | £40,553 | 23.3% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2022/23 | 42.7 | 20.6 | £46,007 | 20.4% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2023/24 | 44.0 | 19.9 | £44,780 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2024/25 | 46.9 | 18.7 | £52,772 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 13.3% | 4.3% | 1.2% | 782 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 8.8% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 759 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 10.3% | 3.5% | 1.0% | 746 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 10.7% | 4.0% | 1.0% | 782 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 10.2% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 814 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 10.9% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 852 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.8% | 4.1% | 0.9% | 900 |
| 2021/22 | 8.9% | 7.1% | +1.8pp | 25.0% | 7.4% | 1.6% | 896 |
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% | +1.8pp | 20.9% | 6.8% | 1.8% | 916 |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% | +2.5pp | 24.6% | 7.5% | 1.6% | 911 |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% | +2.2pp | 22.6% | 6.8% | 1.6% | 911 |
17 October 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2019 | — | Requires improvement |