Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,549.87
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.9%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
2.2%
of income
In-year balance
+9.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.3%.
Elevated: turnover 23.3%.
10 January 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
817
Capacity
848 (96%)
Free school meals
33.9%
English additional lang.
14.2%
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.
45.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.0
Mean salary
£46,990
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 809 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 | £4.3m | £4.3m | £3.1m | 71.8% | +£35k | £285k | 6.6% | £6,735 |
| 2022/23 | £5.3m | £5.3m | £3.9m | 75.1% | -£22k | -£394k | -7.5% | £7,417 |
| 2023/24 | £6.5m | £5.9m | £4.4m | 67.9% | +£615k | £144k | 2.2% | £8,550 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
58% of spend
Support staff
£347k
6% of spend
Premises
£261k
4% of spend
Other costs
£1.2m
21% 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 | —* | 35.1 | 46.9% | 22.3% | 40.0% | — | 130 |
* 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 | 40.0 | 14.2 | £40,980 | 24.5% | 0.0% | 1.4 |
| 2021/22 | 42.9 | 15.0 | £41,587 | 23.3% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2022/23 | 44.8 | 15.8 | £41,855 | 14.3% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2023/24 | 50.6 | 15.1 | £42,046 | 23.7% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2024/25 | 45.4 | 18.0 | £46,990 | —% | 2.2% | — |
Overall absence
10.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.3% | 4.4% | +3.0pp | 23.4% | 4.5% | 2.8% | 590 |
| 2014/15 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 22.0% | 4.4% | 2.1% | 590 |
| 2015/16 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 16.8% | 4.3% | 1.8% | 518 |
| 2016/17 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 18.5% | 3.9% | 2.7% | 503 |
| 2017/18 | 7.1% | 4.8% | +2.4pp | 20.7% | 4.6% | 2.6% | 473 |
| 2018/19 | 9.0% | 4.6% | +4.4pp | 27.3% | 5.3% | 3.7% | 480 |
| 2020/21 | 7.1% | 4.5% | +2.6pp | 20.7% | 4.5% | 2.6% | 536 |
| 2021/22 | 11.2% | 7.1% | +4.0pp | 36.6% | 6.8% | 4.3% | 615 |
| 2022/23 | 13.2% | 6.8% | +6.4pp | 41.4% | 8.7% | 4.5% | 700 |
| 2023/24 | 11.1% | 6.6% | +4.5pp | 32.3% | 7.7% | 3.5% | 765 |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 6.2% | +4.0pp | 32.4% | 7.3% | 3.0% | 809 |
10 January 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 2018 | URN 117512 | Inadequate |