Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,332.93
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.1%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
7.5%
of income
In-year balance
+4.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.6%.
Elevated: turnover 20.5%.
31 October 2017 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,660
Capacity
1,650 (101%)
Free school meals
12.4%
English additional lang.
2.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 13–18
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.
92.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.0
Mean salary
£51,290
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.9%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 1,229 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 | £10.3m | £9.6m | £7.3m | 70.4% | +£702k | £629k | 6.1% | £6,254 |
| 2022/23 | £11.4m | £10.8m | £7.8m | 68.6% | +£640k | £920k | 8.1% | £6,806 |
| 2023/24 | £12.2m | £11.7m | £8.5m | 69.1% | +£515k | £925k | 7.5% | £7,333 |
Teaching staff
£6.4m
55% of spend
Support staff
£1.1m
9% of spend
Premises
£1.1m
9% of spend
Other costs
£2.2m
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 | —* | 46.7 | 72.7% | 48.0% | 11.6% | — | 396 |
* 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 | 95.7 | 17.4 | £43,213 | 8.6% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2021/22 | 95.0 | 17.4 | £43,796 | 18.7% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2022/23 | 97.5 | 17.2 | £45,386 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2023/24 | 95.6 | 17.5 | £49,967 | 20.5% | 1.0% | 5.3 |
| 2024/25 | 92.3 | 18.0 | £51,290 | —% | 1.1% | — |
Overall absence
10.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.6pp | 16.4% | 4.6% | 1.4% | 1,234 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.2% | 4.6% | 1.1% | 1,262 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 10.7% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 1,276 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 10.9% | 4.4% | 0.9% | 1,293 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 12.1% | 4.9% | 0.7% | 1,256 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 13.3% | 4.3% | 0.9% | 1,252 |
| 2020/21 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 19.6% | 5.7% | 0.8% | 1,248 |
| 2021/22 | 9.6% | 7.1% | +2.4pp | 29.5% | 8.0% | 1.6% | 1,228 |
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% | +2.1pp | 25.1% | 7.3% | 1.6% | 1,235 |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% | +3.0pp | 27.0% | 7.7% | 1.9% | 1,244 |
| 2024/25 | 10.6% | 6.2% | +4.4pp | 27.5% | 7.9% | 2.7% | 1,229 |
31 October 2017 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2014 | — | Good |