Flags
8
4 high
Per-pupil income
£9,419.88
+£2662024/25
Staff costs % of income
72.9%
−2.3ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
−0.0ppof income
In-year balance
+2.0%
+0.2ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.9%.
Elevated: turnover 33.5%, sickness 12.0 days.
Elevated: turnover 36.6%, sickness 8.7 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.0%.
Elevated: turnover 26.9%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Most recent Ofsted Report Card noted areas needing attention: Achievement.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
24 March 2026 · S5 Inspection
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standardAchievement
Needs attentionInclusion
Expected standardAttendance & behaviour
Expected standardPersonal development
Expected standardLeadership
Expected standard2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
722
Capacity
840 (86%)
Free school meals
44.9%
English additional lang.
11.4%
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.
43.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.6
Mean salary
£56,958
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
33.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
5.5%
2024/25 · 840 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 | £6.2m | £5.7m | £4.2m | 67.3% | +£532k | £1k | 0.0% | £7,605 |
| 2022/23 | £7.1m | £6.3m | £4.7m | 66.7% | +£739k | £1k | 0.0% | £8,884 |
| 2023/24 | £7.3m | £7.1m | £5.5m | 75.2% | +£129k | £1k | 0.0% | £9,154 |
| 2024/25 | £7.6m | £7.4m | £5.5m | 72.9% | +£151k | £1k | 0.0% | £9,420 |
Teaching staff
£4.6m
62% of spend
Support staff
£0
0% of spend
Premises
£453k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.5m
20% 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 | —* | 38.7 | 48.6% | 23.6% | 32.4% | — | 148 |
* 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 | — | 17.4 | £41,251 | 30.1% | 2.1% | 13.3 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 16.0 | £41,617 | 33.5% | 0.0% | 12.0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 17.7 | £46,883 | 36.6% | 0.0% | 8.7 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 18.0 | £47,228 | 26.9% | 0.0% | 4.6 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 43.4 | 16.6 | £56,958 | —% | 0.0% | — | 6.5 | 8 |
Overall absence
11.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
33.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 19.6% | 4.3% | 2.0% | 627 |
| 2020/21 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 22.4% | 4.6% | 2.3% | 810 |
| 2021/22 | 10.8% | 7.1% | +3.6pp | 38.9% | 7.3% | 3.5% | 854 |
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% | +4.1pp | 35.6% | 6.5% | 4.4% | 856 |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% | +3.1pp | 32.8% | 3.9% | 5.8% | 860 |
| 2024/25 | 11.0% | 6.2% | +4.8pp | 33.2% | 5.4% | 5.5% | 840 |
24 March 2026 · S5 Inspection
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Nov 2023 | — | Requires improvement |
| 8 Mar 2022 | — | Inadequate |