Flags
5
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,310.83
+£4742024/25
Staff costs % of income
77.2%
+3.5ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
−5.5ppof income
In-year balance
-0.5%
−3.1ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.6%.
Elevated: turnover 16.7%, sickness 10.4 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.
Elevated: turnover 37.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding1 July 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
576
Capacity
583 (99%)
Free school meals
28.8%
English additional lang.
36.8%
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.
31.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.2
Mean salary
£56,080
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25 · 616 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 | £1.1m | £836k | £607k | 57.8% | +£214k | £140k | 13.3% | £2,408 |
| 2022/23 | £3.5m | £3.3m | £2.3m | 65.7% | +£180k | £212k | 6.0% | £7,308 |
| 2023/24 | £4.0m | £3.8m | £2.9m | 73.7% | +£104k | £219k | 5.5% | £7,837 |
| 2024/25 | £4.7m | £4.7m | £3.6m | 77.2% | -£21k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,311 |
Teaching staff
£2.5m
54% of spend
Support staff
£1.1m
23% of spend
Premises
£194k
4% of spend
Other costs
£892k
19% 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 | —* | 38.5 | 55.0% | 29.4% | 22.0% | — | 109 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 16.1 | £36,935 | 41.2% | 3.6% | 12.5 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 24.1 | £40,032 | 37.5% | 0.0% | 4.4 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 16.8 | £46,705 | 16.7% | 0.0% | 10.4 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 18.7 | £48,924 | 6.7% | 0.0% | 3.8 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 31.6 | 18.2 | £56,080 | —% | 0.0% | — | 5.0 | 5 |
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.1% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 9.1% | 3.7% | 0.4% | 483 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 10.0% | 3.7% | 0.6% | 481 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 10.0% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 471 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 14.3% | 4.1% | 1.2% | 463 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 14.4% | 3.5% | 1.9% | 376 |
| 2018/19 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 18.2% | 4.0% | 2.1% | 330 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.7% | 3.7% | 1.7% | 409 |
| 2021/22 | 9.4% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 30.5% | 5.4% | 4.0% | 488 |
| 2022/23 | 10.6% | 6.8% | +3.8pp | 31.4% | 5.0% | 5.5% | 531 |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% | +2.6pp | 25.8% | 4.1% | 5.1% | 604 |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% | +0.6pp | 18.3% | 4.5% | 2.3% | 616 |
1 July 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb 2023 | — | Requires improvement |