Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,667.12
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.2%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+9.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.2%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 11.6%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good21 January 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
743
Capacity
1,274 (58%)
Free school meals
31.8%
English additional lang.
7.9%
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.
45.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£49,226
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
11.6%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25 · 773 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 | £4.3m | £3.9m | £3.1m | 72.9% | +£405k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,762 |
| 2022/23 | £4.8m | £4.6m | £3.5m | 72.4% | +£215k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,824 |
| 2023/24 | £5.6m | £5.1m | £3.8m | 67.2% | +£509k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,667 |
Teaching staff
£2.6m
52% of spend
Support staff
£600k
12% of spend
Premises
£325k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.0m
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 | —* | 40.3 | 63.4% | 38.8% | 35.1% | — | 134 |
* 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 | 28.6 | 21.7 | £40,046 | 19.9% | 3.4% | 4.1 |
| 2021/22 | 36.0 | 17.8 | £41,056 | 22.9% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2022/23 | 29.0 | 24.2 | £38,039 | 44.8% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2023/24 | 42.4 | 17.3 | £41,438 | 37.0% | 6.6% | 7.2 |
| 2024/25 | 45.7 | 16.3 | £49,226 | —% | 11.6% | — |
Overall absence
10.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.8% | 4.4% | +2.4pp | 20.3% | 4.3% | 2.5% | 649 |
| 2014/15 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 21.8% | 4.4% | 2.4% | 606 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 17.4% | 4.0% | 1.8% | 582 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 13.0% | 4.1% | 1.2% | 569 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 16.6% | 5.3% | 0.6% | 523 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 14.8% | 4.8% | 1.4% | 521 |
| 2020/21 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 17.4% | 4.8% | 1.8% | 639 |
| 2021/22 | 12.3% | 7.1% | +5.2pp | 37.7% | 9.2% | 3.1% | 666 |
| 2022/23 | 12.3% | 6.8% | +5.5pp | 32.6% | 8.2% | 4.2% | 731 |
| 2023/24 | 11.2% | 6.6% | +4.7pp | 32.2% | 7.9% | 3.3% | 785 |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 6.2% | +4.1pp | 25.0% | 7.5% | 2.8% | 773 |
21 January 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 2023 | — | Requires improvement |