Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,981.84
−£1522024/25
Staff costs % of income
76.3%
+3.1ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.2%
−1.5ppof income
In-year balance
+0.4%
+8.3ppof income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 7.9% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.
10 February 2026 · S5 Inspection
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standardAchievement
Strong standardInclusion
Expected standardAttendance & behaviour
Expected standardPersonal development
Expected standardLeadership
Strong standard2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
679
Capacity
821 (83%)
Free school meals
19.8%
English additional lang.
2.8%
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.
37.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.1
Mean salary
£48,788
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.7%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 739 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 | £3.8m | £3.7m | £2.8m | 75.0% | +£66k | £349k | 9.3% | £5,917 |
| 2022/23 | £4.4m | £4.4m | £3.1m | 71.7% | +£3k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,408 |
| 2023/24 | £5.0m | £5.3m | £3.6m | 73.2% | -£390k | £82k | 1.7% | £7,134 |
| 2024/25 | £5.0m | £5.0m | £3.8m | 76.3% | +£20k | £9k | 0.2% | £6,982 |
Teaching staff
£2.5m
50% of spend
Support staff
£1.1m
23% of spend
Premises
£277k
6% of spend
Other costs
£888k
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 | —* | 50.8 | 74.3% | 54.1% | 34.5% | — | 148 |
* 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 | — | 18.4 | £42,157 | 9.3% | 2.8% | 5.1 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 16.5 | £43,884 | 9.7% | 0.0% | 7.8 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 16.2 | £44,449 | 9.3% | 0.0% | 3.8 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 16.4 | £47,706 | 9.2% | 0.0% | 3.7 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 37.5 | 18.1 | £48,788 | —% | 0.0% | — | 4.2 | 7 |
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 9.7% | 3.8% | 1.1% | 616 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 8.6% | 3.8% | 0.8% | 594 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.2% | 3.8% | 1.0% | 599 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 14.2% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 585 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 12.7% | 4.3% | 1.2% | 582 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 12.4% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 611 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 11.2% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 624 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 25.7% | 7.5% | 1.5% | 653 |
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% | +2.0pp | 23.6% | 7.0% | 1.8% | 695 |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% | +3.0pp | 25.0% | 7.6% | 2.0% | 715 |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% | +3.4pp | 23.9% | 7.7% | 2.0% | 739 |
10 February 2026 · S5 Inspection
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Sept 2021 | — | Good |
| 27 Sept 2012 | URN 121160 | Good |