Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,023.03
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
75.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
20.6%
of income
In-year balance
+0.5%
of income
DfE scrutinises reserves above 20% of income. Current level: 21.1%.
DfE scrutinises reserves above 20% of income. Current level: 20.6%.
12 January 2016 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,210
Capacity
1,220 (99%)
Free school meals
17.2%
English additional lang.
10.2%
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.
64.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.8
Mean salary
£52,652
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25 · 983 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 | £7.0m | £6.6m | £5.1m | 72.2% | +£440k | £863k | 12.3% | £5,884 |
| 2022/23 | £7.6m | £7.1m | £5.3m | 69.6% | +£488k | £1.4m | 17.9% | £6,320 |
| 2023/24 | £8.1m | £7.7m | £5.7m | 70.3% | +£358k | £1.7m | 21.1% | £6,877 |
| 2024/25 | £8.5m | £8.5m | £6.4m | 75.0% | +£38k | £1.7m | 20.6% | £7,023 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
56% of spend
Support staff
£959k
11% of spend
Premises
£528k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.6m
18% 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 | —* | 49.9 | 76.2% | 50.8% | 10.1% | — | 189 |
* 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 | 62.4 | 19.2 | £42,280 | 6.4% | 0.0% | 1.7 |
| 2021/22 | 61.6 | 19.4 | £43,875 | 12.3% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2022/23 | 62.9 | 19.0 | £45,509 | 18.3% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2023/24 | 63.4 | 18.6 | £45,763 | 8.6% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2024/25 | 64.2 | 18.8 | £52,652 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 16.2% | 5.1% | 0.4% | 945 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 9.1% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 955 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.8% | 4.2% | 0.7% | 963 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 13.6% | 4.5% | 1.1% | 970 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 12.5% | 4.7% | 0.9% | 960 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 9.5% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 966 |
| 2020/21 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 6.8% | 2.9% | 0.5% | 964 |
| 2021/22 | 8.6% | 7.1% | +1.5pp | 23.3% | 7.0% | 1.6% | 977 |
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% | +0.7pp | 19.9% | 5.5% | 2.1% | 989 |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% | +0.2pp | 14.2% | 4.8% | 1.9% | 978 |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% | -0.1pp | 14.7% | 4.6% | 1.5% | 983 |
12 January 2016 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov 2011 | — | Good |