Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
£7,615.04
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
61.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+13.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.8%.
Elevated: turnover 29.8%, vacancy rate 5.8%, sickness 8.8 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.8%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
19 September 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
841
Capacity
1,100 (76%)
Free school meals
21.6%
English additional lang.
6.5%
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.
47.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.6
Mean salary
£51,313
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.2%
Unauthorised absence
5.6%
2024/25 · 883 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 | £6.1m | £5.2m | £4.1m | 66.2% | +£945k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,476 |
| 2022/23 | £6.2m | £5.2m | £3.7m | 59.7% | +£1.0m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,985 |
| 2023/24 | £6.8m | £5.9m | £4.2m | 61.8% | +£927k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,615 |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
53% of spend
Support staff
£559k
10% of spend
Premises
£287k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.4m
24% 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 | —* | 39.9 | 63.9% | 42.2% | 19.3% | — | 166 |
* 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 | 55.2 | 17.7 | £42,831 | 21.4% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2021/22 | 54.9 | 17.3 | £42,220 | 26.7% | 0.0% | 12.1 |
| 2022/23 | 51.3 | 17.4 | £44,854 | 51.1% | 10.5% | 8.5 |
| 2023/24 | 48.5 | 18.4 | £48,800 | 29.8% | 5.8% | 8.8 |
| 2024/25 | 47.8 | 17.6 | £51,313 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 15.0% | 4.7% | 0.6% | 859 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.8% | 4.1% | 0.7% | 876 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.1% | 4.3% | 0.4% | 908 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 11.9% | 4.6% | 0.5% | 913 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 12.0% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 917 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 13.7% | 4.7% | 0.9% | 915 |
| 2020/21 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.3% | 5.0% | 0.8% | 921 |
| 2021/22 | 11.5% | 7.1% | +4.4pp | 36.4% | 9.3% | 2.2% | 942 |
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% | +3.5pp | 30.0% | 6.7% | 3.6% | 917 |
| 2023/24 | 12.8% | 6.6% | +6.2pp | 35.5% | 7.5% | 5.3% | 954 |
| 2024/25 | 12.8% | 6.2% | +6.5pp | 32.8% | 7.2% | 5.6% | 883 |
19 September 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 2015 | — | Outstanding |