Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,024.18
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.4%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
3.4%
of income
In-year balance
-5.5%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.5% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.4%.
Elevated: turnover 18.9%.
25 April 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
569
Capacity
575 (99%)
Free school meals
16.9%
English additional lang.
0.9%
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.
35.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£51,642
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25 · 599 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 | £3.5m | £3.4m | £2.7m | 77.3% | +£93k | £327k | 9.3% | £6,038 |
| 2022/23 | £3.8m | £3.8m | £2.9m | 77.5% | -£6k | £324k | 8.6% | £6,413 |
| 2023/24 | £4.1m | £4.3m | £3.2m | 78.4% | -£224k | £140k | 3.4% | £7,024 |
Teaching staff
£2.5m
59% of spend
Support staff
£22k
1% of spend
Premises
£148k
3% of spend
Other costs
£955k
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 | —* | 44.5 | 60.2% | 42.5% | 15.9% | — | 113 |
* 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 | 35.4 | 16.4 | £45,139 | 2.8% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2021/22 | 36.1 | 16.1 | £45,401 | 21.1% | 0.0% | 9.0 |
| 2022/23 | 33.8 | 17.3 | £47,679 | 14.8% | 0.0% | 8.9 |
| 2023/24 | 35.4 | 16.4 | £50,532 | 18.9% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2024/25 | 35.1 | 16.2 | £51,642 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 14.4% | 3.8% | 1.1% | 480 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 14.4% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 556 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.4% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 569 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 12.9% | 4.2% | 0.7% | 581 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.6pp | 17.8% | 5.2% | 1.1% | 597 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.9% | 4.2% | 1.2% | 590 |
| 2020/21 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.8% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 604 |
| 2021/22 | 9.6% | 7.1% | +2.5pp | 30.7% | 7.3% | 2.3% | 606 |
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% | +1.9pp | 27.5% | 6.8% | 1.9% | 604 |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% | +4.2pp | 33.1% | 7.8% | 3.0% | 599 |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% | +3.9pp | 25.5% | 6.6% | 3.4% | 599 |
25 April 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 2013 | — | Good |