Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,158.54
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.1%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
3.5%
of income
In-year balance
+3.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 15.8%.
5 December 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,199
Capacity
1,243 (96%)
Free school meals
8.4%
English additional lang.
17.8%
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.
71.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.7
Mean salary
£50,184
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.7%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 1,069 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 | £7.5m | £7.1m | £5.9m | 78.7% | +£315k | £384k | 5.2% | £6,037 |
| 2023/24 | £8.8m | £8.5m | £6.3m | 71.1% | +£336k | £310k | 3.5% | £7,159 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
58% of spend
Support staff
£699k
8% of spend
Premises
£513k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.7m
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 | —* | 50.6 | 75.1% | 56.1% | 53.2% | — | 205 |
* 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 | 76.0 | 16.6 | £43,418 | 9.2% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2021/22 | 78.1 | 15.8 | £42,223 | 16.5% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2022/23 | 73.7 | 16.7 | £41,490 | 14.0% | 2.6% | 5.1 |
| 2023/24 | 69.2 | 17.8 | £47,622 | 15.8% | 2.8% | 5.6 |
| 2024/25 | 71.7 | 16.7 | £50,184 | —% | 2.7% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 10.0% | 4.1% | 0.6% | 1,066 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 8.2% | 4.2% | 0.4% | 1,064 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 7.9% | 4.1% | 0.4% | 1,064 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 7.3% | 3.9% | 0.5% | 1,074 |
| 2017/18 | 4.4% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 7.3% | 3.8% | 0.6% | 1,073 |
| 2018/19 | 4.6% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 8.9% | 4.0% | 0.6% | 1,091 |
| 2020/21 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 6.9% | 3.1% | 0.7% | 1,075 |
| 2021/22 | 7.8% | 7.1% | +0.7pp | 23.3% | 6.5% | 1.3% | 1,064 |
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% | +0.7pp | 20.8% | 5.9% | 1.6% | 1,070 |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% | +1.4pp | 22.2% | 5.9% | 2.0% | 1,081 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 22.0% | 6.1% | 1.8% | 1,069 |
5 December 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Feb 2011 | URN 117590 | Outstanding |