Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,881.73
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.3%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+5.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.5%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good3 June 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
929
Capacity
1,220 (76%)
Free school meals
31.7%
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.
51.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.0
Mean salary
£51,172
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.9%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25 · 865 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 | £6.0m | £5.5m | £4.2m | 70.3% | +£541k | £467k | 7.8% | £6,696 |
| 2022/23 | £6.9m | £6.4m | £5.4m | 78.2% | +£518k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,601 |
| 2023/24 | £7.5m | £7.0m | £5.5m | 73.3% | +£427k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,882 |
Teaching staff
£3.6m
51% of spend
Support staff
£0
0% of spend
Premises
£398k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.2m
17% 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 | —* | 35.7 | 48.4% | 24.8% | 15.7% | — | 153 |
* 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 | 36.3 | 23.3 | £43,030 | 18.1% | 2.7% | 5.2 |
| 2021/22 | 37.2 | 24.1 | £45,033 | 32.0% | 2.6% | 5.6 |
| 2022/23 | 50.9 | 17.8 | £44,745 | 30.6% | 1.9% | 6.4 |
| 2023/24 | 49.7 | 19.0 | £48,377 | 34.0% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2024/25 | 51.6 | 18.0 | £51,172 | —% | 1.9% | — |
Overall absence
11.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 11.0% | 3.5% | 1.7% | 652 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 13.8% | 3.7% | 2.0% | 611 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 13.9% | 3.8% | 2.3% | 582 |
| 2016/17 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 17.7% | 4.2% | 2.6% | 560 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.0pp | 19.4% | 4.3% | 2.5% | 573 |
| 2018/19 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 18.4% | 3.4% | 3.0% | 629 |
| 2020/21 | 8.4% | 4.5% | +3.9pp | 22.6% | 5.3% | 3.1% | 786 |
| 2021/22 | 14.4% | 7.1% | +7.2pp | 46.0% | 8.0% | 6.4% | 845 |
| 2022/23 | 13.6% | 6.8% | +6.8pp | 38.9% | 6.4% | 7.2% | 880 |
| 2023/24 | 13.7% | 6.6% | +7.1pp | 34.1% | 5.7% | 8.0% | 918 |
| 2024/25 | 11.5% | 6.2% | +5.3pp | 30.1% | 6.3% | 5.3% | 865 |
3 June 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan 2023 | — | Requires improvement |