Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,080.96
+£3562024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.2%
−1.5ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
2.1%
−1.9ppof income
In-year balance
+4.9%
+0.0ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
11 January 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,101
Capacity
1,200 (92%)
Free school meals
20.7%
English additional lang.
5.1%
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.
59.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.4
Mean salary
£53,326
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.6%
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.
19.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 939 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 | £5.6m | £5.2m | £4.1m | 73.6% | +£372k | £328k | 5.9% | £6,304 |
| 2022/23 | £6.1m | £5.7m | £4.4m | 72.9% | +£428k | £363k | 6.0% | £6,645 |
| 2023/24 | £6.7m | £6.4m | £5.1m | 75.8% | +£322k | £267k | 4.0% | £6,725 |
| 2024/25 | £7.7m | £7.3m | £5.7m | 74.2% | +£374k | £165k | 2.1% | £7,081 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
60% of spend
Support staff
£850k
12% of spend
Premises
£397k
5% 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 | —* | 49.4 | 73.0% | 47.8% | 50.9% | — | 159 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 17.1 | £44,167 | 3.9% | 1.9% | 0.3 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 16.6 | £45,336 | 5.1% | 0.0% | 2.3 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 16.8 | £47,908 | 9.5% | 0.0% | 2.0 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 18.1 | £51,405 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 5.4 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 59.9 | 18.4 | £53,326 | —% | 1.6% | — | 7.0 | 7 |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.4% | 4.4% | +3.0pp | 23.4% | 5.1% | 2.3% | 1,106 |
| 2014/15 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 18.3% | 4.7% | 2.0% | 1,018 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 11.6% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 914 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 12.2% | 4.3% | 1.5% | 834 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 11.2% | 4.2% | 1.4% | 731 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 9.7% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 692 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 14.8% | 5.1% | 0.6% | 732 |
| 2021/22 | 8.3% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 24.2% | 6.8% | 1.5% | 751 |
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 18.3% | 6.3% | 1.8% | 814 |
| 2023/24 | 8.0% | 6.6% | +1.4pp | 19.5% | 6.1% | 1.9% | 871 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 19.0% | 6.1% | 1.9% | 939 |
11 January 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec 2015 | — | Requires improvement |