Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,522.73
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
8.1%
of income
In-year balance
+1.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.1%.
18 October 2012 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 13 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,078
Capacity
1,243 (87%)
Free school meals
13.9%
English additional lang.
24.0%
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.
62.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.2
Mean salary
£50,377
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25 · 909 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 | £6.8m | £6.7m | £5.1m | 74.5% | +£96k | £538k | 7.9% | £6,268 |
| 2022/23 | £7.0m | £6.9m | £5.3m | 75.0% | +£179k | £717k | 10.2% | £6,250 |
| 2023/24 | £8.3m | £8.1m | £6.0m | 72.0% | +£161k | £667k | 8.1% | £7,523 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
55% of spend
Support staff
£676k
8% of spend
Premises
£420k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.7m
21% 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 | —* | 47.9 | 75.3% | 54.5% | 16.9% | — | 178 |
* 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 | 64.6 | 16.6 | £44,814 | 11.9% | 0.0% | 1.8 |
| 2021/22 | 67.7 | 16.1 | £43,940 | 11.2% | 1.5% | 5.5 |
| 2022/23 | 63.8 | 17.6 | £44,148 | 24.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 63.3 | 17.4 | £44,373 | 13.7% | 3.1% | 3.8 |
| 2024/25 | 62.6 | 17.2 | £50,377 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.6% | 4.4% | +2.2pp | 20.1% | 6.0% | 0.6% | 906 |
| 2014/15 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 21.1% | 5.8% | 0.7% | 907 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 13.4% | 5.3% | 0.7% | 906 |
| 2016/17 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 16.6% | 5.8% | 0.6% | 904 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 13.5% | 5.1% | 0.6% | 905 |
| 2018/19 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 15.9% | 5.5% | 0.9% | 907 |
| 2020/21 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 17.3% | 5.7% | 0.8% | 903 |
| 2021/22 | 8.7% | 7.1% | +1.5pp | 27.1% | 7.3% | 1.4% | 907 |
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 25.7% | 6.7% | 1.4% | 914 |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% | +0.8pp | 20.1% | 6.2% | 1.2% | 912 |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% | +0.9pp | 15.6% | 6.0% | 1.1% | 909 |
18 October 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 2009 | URN 117557 | Outstanding |