Flags
7
4 high
Per-pupil income
£9,040.16
+£1,5562024/25
Staff costs % of income
66.4%
−4.0ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
8.5%
+2.3ppof income
In-year balance
+7.7%
+6.7ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.1%.
Elevated: turnover 17.8%.
Elevated: turnover 21.4%.
Elevated: turnover 26.2%.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding28 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
524
Capacity
600 (87%)
Free school meals
28.1%
English additional lang.
5.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 14–19
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.
29.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.0
Mean salary
£50,404
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
35.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
10.1%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 206 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 | £3.0m | £3.0m | £2.3m | 75.5% | +£8k | £421k | 13.9% | £6,850 |
| 2022/23 | £3.4m | £3.4m | £2.4m | 70.6% | +£76k | £346k | 10.1% | £7,259 |
| 2023/24 | £3.8m | £3.8m | £2.7m | 70.4% | +£37k | £239k | 6.2% | £7,484 |
| 2024/25 | £4.5m | £4.2m | £3.0m | 66.4% | +£346k | £381k | 8.5% | £9,040 |
Teaching staff
£2.2m
54% of spend
Support staff
£398k
10% of spend
Premises
£138k
3% of spend
Other costs
£1.0m
25% 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 | —* | 39.1 | 61.4% | 31.7% | 0.0% | — | 101 |
* 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 | — | 11.8 | £38,106 | 43.9% | 0.0% | 6.1 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 14.9 | £41,096 | 21.4% | 0.0% | 4.1 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 16.3 | £47,390 | 17.8% | 0.0% | 4.1 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 16.3 | £48,261 | 26.2% | 0.0% | 4.6 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 29.2 | 18.0 | £50,404 | —% | 0.0% | — | 2.9 | 4 |
Overall absence
13.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
35.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
10.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.5% | 4.4% | +2.1pp | 19.0% | 5.7% | 0.8% | 137 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 17.5% | 4.9% | 0.9% | 189 |
| 2015/16 | 11.4% | 4.5% | +6.9pp | 31.9% | 7.2% | 4.2% | 166 |
| 2016/17 | 9.6% | 4.6% | +5.1pp | 33.6% | 7.2% | 2.4% | 128 |
| 2017/18 | 12.2% | 4.8% | +7.4pp | 37.3% | 9.3% | 2.8% | 153 |
| 2018/19 | 12.7% | 4.6% | +8.1pp | 41.1% | 9.1% | 3.7% | 209 |
| 2020/21 | 7.4% | 4.5% | +2.9pp | 25.4% | 5.8% | 1.6% | 189 |
| 2021/22 | 14.6% | 7.1% | +7.4pp | 55.6% | 11.6% | 3.0% | 196 |
| 2022/23 | 11.0% | 6.8% | +4.2pp | 34.4% | 8.8% | 2.2% | 195 |
| 2023/24 | 12.8% | 6.6% | +6.3pp | 43.1% | 9.9% | 2.9% | 204 |
| 2024/25 | 13.1% | 6.2% | +6.9pp | 35.9% | 10.1% | 3.0% | 206 |
28 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
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OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sept 2019 | — | Good |