Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,462.03
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+5.2%
of income
Elevated: turnover 17.5%, vacancy rate 3.1%, sickness 8.3 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.0%.
9 July 2013 · Academy First Section 5
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,077
Capacity
1,050 (103%)
Free school meals
16.3%
English additional lang.
0.4%
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.
65.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.5
Mean salary
£52,454
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
2024/25 · 996 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 | £7.3m | £6.9m | £5.0m | 67.8% | +£469k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,440 |
| 2022/23 | £7.7m | £7.5m | £5.5m | 72.3% | +£140k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,638 |
| 2023/24 | £8.3m | £7.8m | £5.9m | 71.5% | +£428k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,462 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
54% of spend
Support staff
£768k
10% of spend
Premises
£463k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.5m
19% 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 | —* | 41.9 | 59.6% | 29.2% | 19.9% | — | 171 |
* 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 | 60.8 | 18.6 | £39,964 | 23.0% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2021/22 | 60.7 | 18.8 | £40,723 | 22.9% | 4.7% | 8.2 |
| 2022/23 | 62.4 | 18.5 | £43,941 | 24.8% | 0.0% | 10.3 |
| 2023/24 | 62.7 | 17.7 | £51,813 | 17.5% | 3.1% | 8.3 |
| 2024/25 | 65.3 | 16.5 | £52,454 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.7% | 4.4% | +1.4pp | 15.7% | 3.9% | 1.8% | 670 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.2% | 4.2% | 0.6% | 705 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.3% | 4.0% | 0.8% | 736 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 11.3% | 4.2% | 0.6% | 817 |
| 2017/18 | 4.4% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 10.1% | 4.1% | 0.4% | 889 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 15.2% | 4.2% | 1.8% | 976 |
| 2020/21 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.8% | 2.9% | 2.0% | 1,031 |
| 2021/22 | 8.5% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 26.6% | 5.5% | 3.0% | 1,007 |
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% | +3.3pp | 29.2% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 1,033 |
| 2023/24 | 11.3% | 6.6% | +4.7pp | 34.2% | 6.2% | 5.1% | 1,011 |
| 2024/25 | 11.0% | 6.2% | +4.8pp | 32.4% | 6.2% | 4.9% | 996 |
9 July 2013 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Feb 2011 | URN 115214 | Requires improvement |