Flags
7
6 high
Per-pupil income
£8,966.2
+£1,0742024/25
Staff costs % of income
67.9%
−0.1ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
−0.0ppof income
In-year balance
+9.1%
−1.3ppof income
Elevated: turnover 18.5%, sickness 10.5 days.
Elevated: turnover 27.7%, sickness 8.4 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.6%.
Elevated: turnover 19.6%, sickness 9.3 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.7%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
8 May 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
981
Capacity
1,230 (80%)
Free school meals
41.5%
English additional lang.
22.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
56.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.3
Mean salary
£53,569
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
6.7%
2024/25 · 1,057 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 | £6.9m | £5.9m | £4.6m | 66.1% | +£987k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,280 |
| 2022/23 | £7.4m | £6.2m | £5.0m | 67.4% | +£1.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,442 |
| 2023/24 | £8.2m | £7.4m | £5.6m | 68.0% | +£859k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,892 |
| 2024/25 | £9.0m | £8.2m | £6.1m | 67.9% | +£824k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,966 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
54% of spend
Support staff
£1.2m
14% of spend
Premises
£547k
7% of spend
Other costs
£1.5m
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 | —* | 37.6 | 47.9% | 29.5% | 7.4% | — | 190 |
* 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 | — | 14.4 | £40,521 | 24.5% | 0.0% | 6.5 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 19.0 | £43,481 | 27.7% | 0.0% | 8.4 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 18.6 | £44,012 | 19.6% | 1.8% | 9.3 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 17.4 | £49,987 | 18.5% | 0.0% | 10.5 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 56.8 | 17.3 | £53,569 | —% | 0.0% | — | 5.8 | 6 |
Overall absence
11.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 8.3% | 4.4% | +4.0pp | 27.4% | 5.6% | 2.8% | 764 |
| 2014/15 | 7.6% | 4.5% | +3.1pp | 25.2% | 3.0% | 4.6% | 763 |
| 2015/16 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 20.1% | 1.3% | 5.2% | 775 |
| 2016/17 | 7.7% | 4.6% | +3.2pp | 22.9% | 4.2% | 3.6% | 750 |
| 2017/18 | 7.5% | 4.8% | +2.7pp | 21.8% | 4.9% | 2.6% | 784 |
| 2018/19 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 17.4% | 2.4% | 3.5% | 839 |
| 2020/21 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 22.5% | 3.1% | 4.0% | 952 |
| 2021/22 | 10.7% | 7.1% | +3.5pp | 32.6% | 3.0% | 7.7% | 988 |
| 2022/23 | 11.6% | 6.8% | +4.8pp | 34.4% | 4.3% | 7.3% | 1,054 |
| 2023/24 | 11.2% | 6.6% | +4.7pp | 30.6% | 4.8% | 6.5% | 1,109 |
| 2024/25 | 11.7% | 6.2% | +5.5pp | 31.0% | 5.0% | 6.7% | 1,057 |
8 May 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2019 | — | Good |