Per-pupil income
£7,291.58
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.2%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
5.5%
of income
In-year balance
+7.6%
of income
No active flags for this school.
19 June 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,432
Capacity
1,350 (106%)
Free school meals
18.4%
English additional lang.
10.4%
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.
85.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.7
Mean salary
£52,672
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25 · 1,448 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 | £8.7m | £8.0m | £6.2m | 71.4% | +£701k | £1.6m | 17.9% | £6,281 |
| 2022/23 | £9.4m | £8.6m | £6.5m | 69.4% | +£806k | £1.8m | 18.6% | £6,701 |
| 2023/24 | £10.3m | £9.5m | £7.2m | 70.2% | +£784k | £561k | 5.5% | £7,292 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
59% of spend
Support staff
£1.2m
12% of spend
Premises
£449k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.8m
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 | —* | 51.2 | 72.6% | 54.5% | 20.9% | — | 277 |
* 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 | 84.9 | 16.3 | £42,729 | 9.9% | 0.0% | 2.0 |
| 2021/22 | 87.4 | 15.8 | £43,170 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 1.6 |
| 2022/23 | 86.5 | 16.3 | £45,276 | 10.4% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2023/24 | 84.2 | 16.8 | £45,450 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2024/25 | 85.8 | 16.7 | £52,672 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.4pp | 16.0% | 5.0% | 0.7% | 1,342 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.8% | 4.1% | 0.6% | 1,311 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 9.0% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 1,340 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 9.0% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 1,371 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 10.4% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 1,386 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 7.7% | 3.8% | 0.6% | 1,397 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.5% | 4.3% | 0.4% | 1,398 |
| 2021/22 | 8.8% | 7.1% | +1.6pp | 25.8% | 7.6% | 1.1% | 1,397 |
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% | +0.8pp | 22.3% | 6.5% | 1.1% | 1,423 |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% | +0.9pp | 19.4% | 6.3% | 1.2% | 1,436 |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% | +0.9pp | 18.2% | 6.0% | 1.2% | 1,448 |
19 June 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 2016 | — | Good |