Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,563.07
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
16.6%
of income
In-year balance
+3.1%
of income
Elevated: turnover 27.6%, sickness 13.1 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.6%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.7%.
12 November 2014 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,104
Capacity
1,210 (91%)
Free school meals
25.0%
English additional lang.
4.3%
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.
52.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
21.1
Mean salary
£41,810
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.7%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
9.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 1,029 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 | £7.2m | £6.5m | £5.2m | 72.9% | +£643k | £1.4m | 18.9% | £6,415 |
| 2022/23 | £7.9m | £7.1m | £5.6m | 71.0% | +£751k | £1.5m | 19.5% | £7,096 |
| 2023/24 | £8.3m | £8.0m | £6.2m | 74.6% | +£261k | £1.4m | 16.6% | £7,563 |
Teaching staff
£761k
9% of spend
Support staff
£4.0m
50% of spend
Premises
£332k
4% of spend
Other costs
£1.5m
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 | —* | 40.6 | 57.0% | 33.5% | 30.0% | — | 200 |
* 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 | 61.1 | 17.8 | £38,061 | 9.2% | 3.2% | 8.6 |
| 2021/22 | 65.8 | 17.0 | £38,324 | 16.1% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2022/23 | 62.4 | 17.8 | £40,055 | 19.6% | 3.1% | 8.5 |
| 2023/24 | 54.3 | 20.1 | £41,484 | 27.6% | 1.8% | 13.1 |
| 2024/25 | 52.3 | 21.1 | £41,810 | —% | 3.7% | — |
Overall absence
11.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
9.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 12.9% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 906 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 12.1% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 904 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 11.6% | 3.8% | 0.8% | 886 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 12.5% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 894 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 12.4% | 4.3% | 0.9% | 906 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 14.3% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 915 |
| 2020/21 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 17.3% | 4.7% | 1.2% | 939 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 27.6% | 7.3% | 1.7% | 967 |
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% | +4.5pp | 31.9% | 8.7% | 2.6% | 987 |
| 2023/24 | 11.8% | 6.6% | +5.2pp | 30.7% | 8.9% | 2.9% | 1,011 |
| 2024/25 | 11.6% | 6.2% | +5.4pp | 29.8% | 9.0% | 2.7% | 1,029 |
12 November 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 2011 | URN 110870 | Good |