Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,305.44
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
60.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+15.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
16 May 2018 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,204
Capacity
1,100 (109%)
Free school meals
28.7%
English additional lang.
4.2%
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.
66.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.1
Mean salary
£49,729
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25 · 1,120 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 | £5.0m | £3.7m | 61.0% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,984 |
| 2022/23 | £7.2m | £6.3m | £4.5m | 62.2% | +£947k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,777 |
| 2023/24 | £8.5m | £7.1m | £5.1m | 60.0% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,305 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
54% of spend
Support staff
£699k
10% of spend
Premises
£299k
4% of spend
Other costs
£1.8m
25% 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 | —* | 40.5 | 61.9% | 35.2% | 22.7% | — | 176 |
* 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 | 45.2 | 19.4 | £44,685 | 5.3% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2021/22 | 49.6 | 17.7 | £43,918 | 16.8% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2022/23 | 58.6 | 18.2 | £46,390 | 23.6% | 1.7% | 4.0 |
| 2023/24 | 63.2 | 18.3 | £50,086 | 18.1% | 1.6% | 4.3 |
| 2024/25 | 66.5 | 18.1 | £49,729 | —% | 1.5% | — |
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 17.2% | 4.2% | 1.4% | 493 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 13.6% | 4.4% | 1.3% | 428 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 14.9% | 3.7% | 1.8% | 450 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 16.9% | 3.9% | 1.9% | 568 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 14.5% | 3.6% | 1.8% | 564 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 11.2% | 3.7% | 1.5% | 644 |
| 2020/21 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 17.4% | 4.1% | 2.0% | 845 |
| 2021/22 | 8.6% | 7.1% | +1.5pp | 25.8% | 6.1% | 2.5% | 871 |
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% | +1.7pp | 25.6% | 5.6% | 2.9% | 991 |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% | +2.0pp | 22.8% | 5.5% | 3.1% | 1,061 |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% | +3.0pp | 23.2% | 6.0% | 3.2% | 1,120 |
16 May 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 2015 | — | Good |