Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,889.5
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.3%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
17.2%
of income
In-year balance
-8.0%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 8.0% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good8 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
917
Capacity
886 (103%)
Free school meals
12.4%
English additional lang.
2.9%
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.
51.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.7
Mean salary
£43,591
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
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.
22.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.9%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25 · 939 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 | £5.4m | £5.2m | £3.9m | 72.9% | +£149k | £1.8m | 34.1% | £6,157 |
| 2022/23 | £5.7m | £5.6m | £4.2m | 73.9% | +£148k | £1.8m | 31.1% | £6,421 |
| 2023/24 | £6.2m | £6.7m | £4.8m | 76.3% | -£497k | £1.1m | 17.2% | £6,890 |
Teaching staff
£3.6m
54% of spend
Support staff
£679k
10% of spend
Premises
£609k
9% of spend
Other costs
£1.4m
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 | —* | 48.6 | 73.6% | 52.7% | 42.9% | — | 182 |
* 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 | 48.1 | 18.4 | £38,583 | 11.6% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 47.3 | 18.5 | £40,278 | 16.9% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2022/23 | 52.3 | 17.1 | £40,637 | 17.4% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.9 | 18.5 | £44,362 | 13.1% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2024/25 | 51.7 | 17.7 | £43,591 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 13.0% | 3.8% | 1.2% | 818 |
| 2014/15 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.6% | 3.0% | 1.3% | 771 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 10.0% | 3.5% | 0.8% | 783 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 11.7% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 802 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 13.0% | 4.1% | 1.3% | 823 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 13.6% | 3.9% | 1.6% | 848 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 12.0% | 3.2% | 2.2% | 899 |
| 2021/22 | 7.6% | 7.1% | +0.5pp | 23.2% | 5.4% | 2.2% | 906 |
| 2022/23 | 8.0% | 6.8% | +1.2pp | 23.1% | 5.2% | 2.8% | 919 |
| 2023/24 | 9.0% | 6.6% | +2.4pp | 24.1% | 5.4% | 3.6% | 936 |
| 2024/25 | 9.0% | 6.2% | +2.8pp | 22.1% | 5.9% | 3.1% | 939 |
8 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec 2014 | — | Good |