Flags
4
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,186.33
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
63.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+15.1%
of income
Elevated: sickness 10.4 days.
Elevated: turnover 17.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes.
13 February 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,554
Capacity
1,838 (85%)
Free school meals
22.4%
English additional lang.
9.7%
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.
82.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.9
Mean salary
£50,448
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 1,398 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 | £10.7m | £10.2m | £8.1m | 75.6% | +£523k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,212 |
| 2022/23 | £11.2m | £10.5m | £8.1m | 71.6% | +£697k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,662 |
| 2023/24 | £11.9m | £10.1m | £7.5m | 63.5% | +£1.8m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,186 |
Teaching staff
£5.9m
59% of spend
Support staff
£778k
8% of spend
Premises
£549k
5% of spend
Other costs
£2.0m
20% 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 | —* | 48.5 | 72.0% | 54.9% | 72.0% | — | 275 |
* 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 | 101.4 | 17.5 | £41,301 | 7.8% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2021/22 | 104.5 | 16.5 | £41,458 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 10.4 |
| 2022/23 | 99.6 | 16.9 | £43,336 | 17.9% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2023/24 | 93.8 | 17.6 | £49,098 | 38.3% | 0.0% | 9.3 |
| 2024/25 | 82.3 | 18.9 | £50,448 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 12.6% | 4.2% | 0.7% | 1,454 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 13.1% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 1,461 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 11.1% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 1,461 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 9.8% | 3.6% | 1.3% | 1,467 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 8.8% | 3.8% | 1.1% | 1,459 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 10.7% | 4.1% | 1.2% | 1,452 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.8% | 4.0% | 0.7% | 1,441 |
| 2021/22 | 9.2% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 24.9% | 7.1% | 2.0% | 1,431 |
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% | +1.8pp | 23.3% | 6.3% | 2.4% | 1,453 |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% | +3.2pp | 27.5% | 7.3% | 2.5% | 1,479 |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% | +3.9pp | 22.3% | 6.6% | 3.5% | 1,398 |
13 February 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 2019 | — | Requires improvement |