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Per-pupil income
£7,308.55
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.4%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
11.0%
of income
In-year balance
+5.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding26 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,428
Capacity
1,450 (98%)
Free school meals
10.6%
English additional lang.
21.9%
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.
87.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.4
Mean salary
£49,393
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 1,211 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 | £8.5m | £7.8m | £5.8m | 68.1% | +£721k | £1.1m | 12.3% | £6,141 |
| 2022/23 | £10.0m | £9.4m | £6.4m | 63.3% | +£616k | £1.4m | 13.8% | £7,076 |
| 2023/24 | £10.5m | £10.0m | £7.4m | 70.4% | +£557k | £1.2m | 11.0% | £7,309 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
56% of spend
Support staff
£708k
7% of spend
Premises
£408k
4% of spend
Other costs
£2.2m
22% 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 | —* | 58.8 | 86.3% | 69.7% | 74.4% | — | 234 |
* 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 | 80.4 | 16.6 | £42,358 | 10.7% | 0.0% | 2.0 |
| 2021/22 | 77.4 | 18.0 | £43,068 | 15.6% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2022/23 | 79.0 | 18.0 | £45,423 | 18.5% | 1.2% | 3.0 |
| 2023/24 | 84.1 | 17.1 | £46,595 | 14.2% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2024/25 | 87.3 | 16.4 | £49,393 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.7% | 4.4% | -0.7pp | 6.7% | 3.3% | 0.4% | 951 |
| 2014/15 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 6.5% | 3.3% | 0.4% | 966 |
| 2015/16 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 7.9% | 3.5% | 0.3% | 1,001 |
| 2016/17 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 6.6% | 3.6% | 0.3% | 1,020 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.4pp | 8.5% | 4.0% | 0.4% | 1,030 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 6.6% | 3.8% | 0.3% | 1,042 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 9.4% | 3.8% | 0.4% | 1,119 |
| 2021/22 | 8.6% | 7.1% | +1.5pp | 25.4% | 7.6% | 1.0% | 1,152 |
| 2022/23 | 8.0% | 6.8% | +1.2pp | 21.6% | 7.3% | 0.8% | 1,181 |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% | +0.5pp | 20.0% | 6.1% | 1.0% | 1,208 |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% | +1.2pp | 17.6% | 6.0% | 1.4% | 1,211 |
26 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 2013 | — | Outstanding |