Per-pupil income
£6,556.09
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.1%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+5.8%
of income
No active flags for this school.
28 January 2020 · S5 Inspection
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Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,670
Capacity
1,613 (104%)
Free school meals
13.0%
English additional lang.
10.2%
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.
83.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.1
Mean salary
£53,660
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
8.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.6%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25 · 1,360 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 | £9.7m | £8.6m | £6.3m | 65.4% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,151 |
| 2022/23 | £10.2m | £9.2m | £6.4m | 62.6% | +£978k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,290 |
| 2023/24 | £11.0m | £10.3m | £7.2m | 65.1% | +£641k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,556 |
Teaching staff
£5.5m
53% of spend
Support staff
£792k
8% of spend
Premises
£763k
7% of spend
Other costs
£2.4m
23% 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 | —* | 58.3 | 84.2% | 66.4% | 55.6% | — | 259 |
* 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 | 64.9 | 24.4 | £44,172 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2021/22 | 70.5 | 22.4 | £45,024 | 11.6% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2022/23 | 73.8 | 22.0 | £47,298 | 18.7% | 1.3% | 5.5 |
| 2023/24 | 78.2 | 21.4 | £50,773 | 11.0% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2024/25 | 83.1 | 20.1 | £53,660 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
8.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 11.2% | 3.8% | 1.0% | 1,287 |
| 2014/15 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 7.7% | 3.3% | 0.9% | 1,278 |
| 2015/16 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 6.4% | 3.3% | 0.8% | 1,258 |
| 2016/17 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 6.8% | 3.2% | 0.8% | 1,274 |
| 2017/18 | 4.0% | 4.8% | -0.8pp | 7.4% | 3.1% | 0.8% | 1,261 |
| 2018/19 | 3.6% | 4.6% | -1.0pp | 7.0% | 2.9% | 0.7% | 1,286 |
| 2020/21 | 3.2% | 4.5% | -1.3pp | 6.1% | 2.3% | 1.0% | 1,324 |
| 2021/22 | 5.9% | 7.1% | -1.3pp | 12.4% | 4.6% | 1.3% | 1,334 |
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% | -1.1pp | 11.2% | 4.1% | 1.6% | 1,362 |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% | -1.1pp | 10.0% | 4.1% | 1.3% | 1,376 |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% | -1.6pp | 8.2% | 3.6% | 1.0% | 1,360 |
28 January 2020 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 2011 | — | Good |