Per-pupil income
£7,477.65
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+14.0%
of income
No active flags for this school.
7 February 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,817
Capacity
1,278 (142%)
Free school meals
7.6%
English additional lang.
13.4%
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.
114.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.8
Mean salary
£53,107
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.9%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
11.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.2%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25 · 1,206 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 | £11.2m | £11.1m | £8.2m | 73.5% | +£129k | £961k | 8.6% | £6,690 |
| 2022/23 | £12.8m | £12.3m | £10.5m | 81.9% | +£501k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,481 |
| 2023/24 | £13.2m | £11.4m | £9.6m | 72.8% | +£1.8m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,478 |
Teaching staff
£7.2m
63% of spend
Support staff
£0
0% of spend
Premises
£229k
2% of spend
Other costs
£1.5m
13% 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 | —* | 65.1 | 88.6% | 83.5% | 48.3% | — | 236 |
* 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 | 104.1 | 15.4 | £44,889 | 8.8% | 1.0% | 2.1 |
| 2021/22 | 104.6 | 16.0 | £44,058 | 12.3% | 0.9% | 4.3 |
| 2022/23 | 115.5 | 14.8 | £46,244 | 13.3% | 0.9% | 2.0 |
| 2023/24 | 109.5 | 16.1 | £50,075 | 14.8% | 0.9% | 1.9 |
| 2024/25 | 114.8 | 15.8 | £53,107 | —% | 0.9% | — |
Overall absence
5.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
11.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 2.6% | 4.4% | -1.8pp | 5.5% | 2.3% | 0.3% | 951 |
| 2014/15 | 3.2% | 4.5% | -1.3pp | 5.8% | 2.9% | 0.3% | 939 |
| 2015/16 | 3.2% | 4.5% | -1.2pp | 5.7% | 2.9% | 0.3% | 972 |
| 2016/17 | 3.1% | 4.6% | -1.4pp | 5.6% | 2.8% | 0.3% | 1,010 |
| 2017/18 | 3.7% | 4.8% | -1.1pp | 7.2% | 3.3% | 0.4% | 1,047 |
| 2018/19 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 6.0% | 3.3% | 0.5% | 1,099 |
| 2020/21 | 2.7% | 4.5% | -1.8pp | 4.9% | 2.2% | 0.4% | 1,180 |
| 2021/22 | 5.9% | 7.1% | -1.2pp | 13.0% | 5.3% | 0.6% | 1,207 |
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% | -1.2pp | 12.6% | 4.7% | 0.9% | 1,218 |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% | -1.4pp | 12.9% | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1,231 |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% | -1.2pp | 11.0% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 1,206 |
7 February 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec 2008 | URN 117548 | Outstanding |