Flags
5
4 high
Per-pupil income
£10,314.17
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
52.9%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+27.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 30.6%, vacancy rate 7.0%.
Elevated: turnover 45.4%, vacancy rate 7.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.3%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good3 December 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
582
Capacity
745 (78%)
Free school meals
22.3%
English additional lang.
4.0%
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.
31.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.3
Mean salary
£51,575
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
8.6%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
5.1%
2024/25 · 601 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 | £4.8m | £4.1m | £3.1m | 64.6% | +£703k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,485 |
| 2022/23 | £5.0m | £4.9m | £3.6m | 71.2% | +£108k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,439 |
| 2023/24 | £7.7m | £5.6m | £4.1m | 52.9% | +£2.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £10,314 |
Teaching staff
£2.5m
45% of spend
Support staff
£849k
15% of spend
Premises
£511k
9% of spend
Other costs
£981k
18% 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 | —* | 39.0 | 56.9% | 37.9% | 42.2% | — | 116 |
* 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 | 37.5 | 19.2 | £37,531 | 8.3% | 2.6% | 3.5 |
| 2021/22 | 39.8 | 18.5 | £39,343 | 30.6% | 7.0% | 4.0 |
| 2022/23 | 38.8 | 20.1 | £41,114 | 45.4% | 7.2% | 4.4 |
| 2023/24 | 35.2 | 21.3 | £44,575 | 31.3% | 16.6% | 0.4 |
| 2024/25 | 31.8 | 18.3 | £51,575 | —% | 8.6% | — |
Overall absence
11.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.4% | 4.4% | +2.1pp | 17.1% | 4.1% | 2.3% | 721 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 14.9% | 4.7% | 1.2% | 692 |
| 2015/16 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 18.3% | 4.5% | 1.9% | 639 |
| 2016/17 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 19.8% | 5.5% | 1.3% | 641 |
| 2017/18 | 7.4% | 4.8% | +2.7pp | 21.6% | 5.4% | 2.0% | 644 |
| 2018/19 | 7.2% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 20.4% | 5.0% | 2.2% | 632 |
| 2020/21 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 18.7% | 5.2% | 1.5% | 717 |
| 2021/22 | 9.7% | 7.1% | +2.6pp | 31.3% | 6.8% | 2.9% | 773 |
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% | +4.4pp | 35.8% | 6.1% | 5.1% | 804 |
| 2023/24 | 11.5% | 6.6% | +5.0pp | 31.6% | 6.3% | 5.2% | 784 |
| 2024/25 | 11.3% | 6.2% | +5.1pp | 28.3% | 6.2% | 5.1% | 601 |
3 December 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 2020 | — | Requires improvement |