Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,546.44
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+7.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.3%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.
11 July 2023 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,255
Capacity
1,500 (84%)
Free school meals
17.8%
English additional lang.
6.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
66.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.9
Mean salary
£54,522
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 1,101 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 | £9.3m | £8.4m | £6.7m | 72.2% | +£928k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,438 |
| 2022/23 | £9.6m | £8.6m | £6.4m | 67.0% | +£923k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,119 |
| 2023/24 | £9.8m | £9.0m | £6.7m | 68.8% | +£701k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,546 |
Teaching staff
£5.0m
55% of spend
Support staff
£843k
9% of spend
Premises
£569k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.8m
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 | —* | 44.9 | 61.1% | 37.6% | 33.0% | — | 221 |
* 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 | 89.0 | 16.4 | £42,677 | 15.8% | 0.0% | 8.5 |
| 2021/22 | 84.2 | 17.2 | £41,604 | 28.4% | 0.0% | 8.7 |
| 2022/23 | 74.9 | 17.9 | £47,510 | 25.8% | 1.3% | 6.0 |
| 2023/24 | 72.3 | 17.9 | £51,267 | 26.6% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2024/25 | 66.5 | 18.9 | £54,522 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 11.9% | 4.4% | 0.9% | 1,211 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 9.8% | 4.0% | 0.6% | 1,218 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.8% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 1,236 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 12.3% | 3.9% | 1.2% | 1,250 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 13.1% | 4.0% | 1.3% | 1,248 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 11.6% | 3.8% | 1.4% | 1,248 |
| 2020/21 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 15.3% | 4.8% | 1.1% | 1,261 |
| 2021/22 | 10.8% | 7.1% | +3.6pp | 35.8% | 8.0% | 2.8% | 1,237 |
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% | +3.5pp | 29.4% | 7.1% | 3.2% | 1,168 |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% | +4.1pp | 30.6% | 7.6% | 3.1% | 1,140 |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% | +3.4pp | 22.9% | 6.0% | 3.5% | 1,101 |
11 July 2023 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 2020 | — | Inadequate |