Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£20,367.19
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
83.1%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
13.6%
of income
In-year balance
-10.9%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 83.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 10.9% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
6 June 2018 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
126
Capacity
130 (97%)
Free school meals
24.5%
English additional lang.
2.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 8–19
Your school compared against 30 similar other 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.
14.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
8.8
Mean salary
£58,681
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.4%
Unauthorised absence
0.6%
2024/25 · 102 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 | £2.3m | £2.2m | £1.8m | 77.8% | +£108k | £0 | 0.0% | £20,496 |
| 2022/23 | £2.7m | £2.6m | £2.1m | 78.4% | +£110k | £0 | 0.0% | £22,661 |
| 2023/24 | £2.6m | £2.9m | £2.2m | 83.1% | -£285k | £355k | 13.6% | £20,367 |
Teaching staff
£768k
27% of spend
Support staff
£1.0m
36% of spend
Premises
£159k
5% of spend
Other costs
£566k
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 | —* | 5.4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 8 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 13.1 | 7.9 | £49,119 | 22.9% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2021/22 | 12.5 | 9.0 | £49,460 | 6.4% | 0.0% | 15.2 |
| 2022/23 | 13.6 | 8.7 | £47,875 | 32.4% | 0.0% | 12.9 |
| 2023/24 | 14.2 | 9.0 | £56,438 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2024/25 | 14.3 | 8.8 | £58,681 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.6%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 8.8% | 4.5% | +4.3pp | 22.9% | 8.2% | 0.6% | 35 |
| 2016/17 | 11.3% | 4.6% | +6.7pp | 28.3% | 10.7% | 0.6% | 60 |
| 2017/18 | 12.3% | 4.8% | +7.6pp | 27.5% | 12.3% | 0.0% | 80 |
| 2018/19 | 10.1% | 4.6% | +5.5pp | 23.6% | 9.9% | 0.2% | 89 |
| 2020/21 | 20.0% | 4.5% | +15.5pp | 69.8% | 19.8% | 0.3% | 96 |
| 2021/22 | 9.2% | 7.1% | +2.1pp | 33.7% | 8.3% | 0.9% | 92 |
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% | +1.8pp | 28.3% | 8.1% | 0.6% | 99 |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% | +1.0pp | 21.4% | 6.5% | 1.1% | 98 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 6.2% | +0.8pp | 17.6% | 6.4% | 0.6% | 102 |
6 June 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good