Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,765.92
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.7%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+4.5%
of income
Elevated: turnover 18.1%.
6 November 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
1,194
Capacity
1,140 (105%)
Free school meals
15.7%
English additional lang.
12.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
61.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.5
Mean salary
£48,385
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 1,216 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 | £7.1m | £6.7m | £5.0m | 70.0% | +£426k | £957k | 13.5% | £6,294 |
| 2022/23 | £8.6m | £8.0m | £5.5m | 64.1% | +£621k | £1.2m | 13.5% | £7,342 |
| 2023/24 | £9.0m | £8.6m | £6.0m | 66.7% | +£411k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,766 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
46% of spend
Support staff
£734k
9% of spend
Premises
£499k
6% of spend
Other costs
£2.1m
24% 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 | —* | 55.5 | 75.2% | 61.3% | 53.8% | — | 238 |
* 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 | 54.0 | 20.1 | £39,405 | 10.8% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2021/22 | 60.7 | 18.6 | £40,686 | 25.7% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2022/23 | 61.1 | 19.2 | £43,897 | 18.1% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2023/24 | 61.8 | 18.8 | £44,024 | 14.1% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2024/25 | 61.3 | 19.5 | £48,385 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 13.3% | 4.2% | 1.4% | 1,041 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.0% | 4.1% | 1.1% | 1,049 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.1% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 1,025 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 10.4% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 1,041 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 11.0% | 3.8% | 1.2% | 1,044 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 11.5% | 4.1% | 1.2% | 1,065 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 10.3% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 1,106 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.1pp | 27.1% | 7.3% | 1.9% | 1,168 |
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% | +1.7pp | 21.1% | 6.3% | 2.2% | 1,191 |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% | +1.2pp | 18.1% | 5.8% | 1.9% | 1,182 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 17.5% | 5.8% | 1.7% | 1,216 |
6 November 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2008 | URN 110902 | Good |