Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,123.23
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.7%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-5.0%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.0% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good4 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
843
Capacity
1,080 (78%)
Free school meals
27.4%
English additional lang.
14.4%
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.
49.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£48,511
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.8%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25 · 914 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 | £5.1m | £3.6m | £3.3m | 64.3% | +£1.5m | £1.5m | 29.1% | £6,898 |
| 2022/23 | £5.1m | £3.9m | £3.4m | 65.4% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,865 |
| 2023/24 | £5.5m | £5.8m | £4.3m | 76.7% | -£276k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,123 |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
52% of spend
Support staff
£358k
6% of spend
Premises
£3k
0% of spend
Other costs
£1.6m
27% 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 | —* | 38.9 | 53.6% | 29.7% | 13.8% | — | 138 |
* 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 | 38.6 | — | £43,107 | 26.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 44.0 | 16.9 | £44,650 | 52.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 38.2 | 19.6 | £42,886 | 18.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 46.0 | 16.9 | £45,352 | 23.9% | 2.1% | 5.4 |
| 2024/25 | 49.7 | 17.0 | £48,511 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 9.1% | 4.4% | +4.7pp | 25.9% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 672 |
| 2014/15 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 17.3% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 521 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 10.6% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 531 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 14.1% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 597 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 10.5% | 2.7% | 2.0% | 639 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 15.2% | 3.3% | 2.7% | 731 |
| 2020/21 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 17.4% | 3.8% | 2.5% | 759 |
| 2021/22 | 10.0% | 7.1% | +2.8pp | 31.3% | 7.0% | 2.9% | 795 |
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% | +3.0pp | 29.4% | 6.4% | 3.4% | 813 |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% | +2.6pp | 27.1% | 6.0% | 3.2% | 857 |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% | +3.7pp | 32.1% | 6.8% | 3.1% | 914 |
4 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2022 | — | Requires improvement |