Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,133.08
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.4%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+3.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.3%.
10 March 2015 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,338
Capacity
1,430 (94%)
Free school meals
24.5%
English additional lang.
9.0%
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.
87.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.3
Mean salary
£48,797
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.1%
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
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 1,287 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 | £7.6m | £6.5m | £5.5m | 72.3% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,009 |
| 2022/23 | £8.6m | £8.4m | £6.3m | 73.9% | +£221k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,546 |
| 2023/24 | £9.5m | £9.2m | £7.3m | 77.4% | +£319k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,133 |
Teaching staff
£5.7m
62% of spend
Support staff
£957k
10% of spend
Premises
£533k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.3m
14% 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 | —* | 37.4 | 51.8% | 27.0% | 59.0% | — | 222 |
* 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 | 71.5 | 16.9 | £40,896 | 8.1% | 1.4% | 2.5 |
| 2021/22 | 77.3 | 16.4 | £39,709 | 9.3% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2022/23 | 83.2 | 15.8 | £41,893 | 19.1% | 3.5% | 5.7 |
| 2023/24 | 82.3 | 16.2 | £45,585 | 14.9% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2024/25 | 87.3 | 15.3 | £48,797 | —% | 3.3% | — |
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.7pp | 19.1% | 4.3% | 1.7% | 985 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.6% | 4.5% | 1.2% | 911 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.4% | 4.3% | 1.4% | 929 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 12.1% | 3.8% | 1.5% | 969 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 9.3% | 3.4% | 1.6% | 980 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 9.6% | 3.2% | 1.8% | 1,009 |
| 2020/21 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 17.3% | 4.5% | 1.4% | 1,075 |
| 2021/22 | 9.8% | 7.1% | +2.6pp | 32.3% | 7.0% | 2.8% | 1,114 |
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% | +2.8pp | 29.7% | 5.3% | 4.2% | 1,196 |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% | +2.1pp | 26.4% | 5.5% | 3.1% | 1,245 |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% | +1.9pp | 22.3% | 5.4% | 2.7% | 1,287 |
10 March 2015 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good