Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,947.74
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+6.3%
of income
Elevated: turnover 18.9%, vacancy rate 5.2%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
Elevated: turnover 25.9%.
27 June 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
968
Capacity
1,030 (94%)
Free school meals
11.7%
English additional lang.
4.9%
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.
52.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.4
Mean salary
£42,765
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.9%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 926 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 | £5.2m | £4.9m | £3.9m | 74.5% | +£354k | £53k | 1.0% | £5,232 |
| 2022/23 | £6.4m | £5.9m | £4.5m | 70.5% | +£482k | £166k | 2.6% | £6,280 |
| 2023/24 | £6.9m | £6.5m | £4.9m | 71.0% | +£432k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,948 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
57% of spend
Support staff
£570k
9% of spend
Premises
£435k
7% of spend
Other costs
£1.1m
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 | —* | 44.9 | 64.8% | 47.5% | 41.3% | — | 179 |
* 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 | 47.7 | 19.6 | £41,740 | 8.4% | 2.1% | 0.7 |
| 2021/22 | 49.5 | 20.3 | £41,319 | 17.0% | 0.0% | 1.4 |
| 2022/23 | 54.9 | 18.6 | £42,491 | 18.9% | 5.2% | 8.0 |
| 2023/24 | 55.5 | 17.9 | £43,077 | 25.9% | 1.8% | 6.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52.6 | 18.4 | £42,765 | —% | 1.9% | — |
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 14.1% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 817 |
| 2014/15 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 18.5% | 5.4% | 1.0% | 799 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 12.7% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 773 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 7.9% | 4.0% | 0.5% | 775 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 11.6% | 4.5% | 0.3% | 792 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.3% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 804 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 8.5% | 3.5% | 0.9% | 856 |
| 2021/22 | 7.7% | 7.1% | +0.5pp | 23.3% | 6.3% | 1.3% | 931 |
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% | +0.5pp | 20.4% | 5.7% | 1.6% | 964 |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 20.2% | 6.2% | 2.0% | 967 |
| 2024/25 | 9.0% | 6.2% | +2.8pp | 22.7% | 7.3% | 1.7% | 926 |
27 June 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2016 | — | Good |