Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,299.76
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.9%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
10.2%
of income
In-year balance
-9.3%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 9.3% of income.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.9%.
11 February 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,206
Capacity
1,050 (115%)
Free school meals
14.1%
English additional lang.
15.0%
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.
64.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.8
Mean salary
£49,204
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
9.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.9%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25 · 928 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 | £8.0m | £8.1m | £5.6m | 70.2% | -£88k | £2.9m | 36.5% | £6,567 |
| 2022/23 | £8.8m | £8.8m | £6.3m | 70.9% | +£50k | £1.7m | 19.7% | £7,112 |
| 2023/24 | £9.0m | £9.8m | £7.1m | 78.9% | -£833k | £919k | 10.2% | £7,300 |
Teaching staff
£5.3m
54% of spend
Support staff
£405k
4% of spend
Premises
£898k
9% 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 | —* | 52.3 | 74.9% | 63.7% | 12.8% | — | 179 |
* 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 | 58.8 | 20.0 | £42,870 | 10.9% | 1.7% | 2.1 |
| 2021/22 | 65.0 | 18.7 | £41,285 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 1.9 |
| 2022/23 | 70.6 | 17.6 | £40,861 | 18.4% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2023/24 | 66.3 | 18.6 | £47,329 | 13.9% | 1.5% | 5.0 |
| 2024/25 | 64.3 | 18.8 | £49,204 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
9.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 10.1% | 4.2% | 0.4% | 763 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | 0.0pp | 9.8% | 4.2% | 0.3% | 766 |
| 2015/16 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 6.0% | 3.4% | 0.5% | 765 |
| 2016/17 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 7.6% | 3.6% | 0.6% | 765 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 10.1% | 3.8% | 0.6% | 776 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 9.1% | 4.0% | 0.7% | 796 |
| 2020/21 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 9.5% | 3.5% | 0.5% | 850 |
| 2021/22 | 5.9% | 7.1% | -1.3pp | 14.3% | 5.2% | 0.6% | 891 |
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% | -0.9pp | 16.7% | 5.0% | 0.9% | 914 |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% | -1.3pp | 13.6% | 4.5% | 0.7% | 930 |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% | -1.6pp | 9.3% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 928 |
11 February 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 2013 | — | Requires improvement |