Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,822.22
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
44.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
12.0%
of income
In-year balance
+26.1%
of income
Elevated: turnover 26.4%, sickness 11.2 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 20.8%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes.
8 November 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
913
Capacity
1,400 (65%)
Free school meals
44.2%
English additional lang.
25.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 14–19
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.
56.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£44,695
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
20.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
49.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.0%
Unauthorised absence
12.8%
2024/25 · 727 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 | £5.0m | £5.8m | £3.9m | 79.2% | -£836k | £1.3m | 25.9% | £7,038 |
| 2022/23 | £5.8m | £5.3m | £3.1m | 53.2% | +£587k | £1.4m | 23.6% | £7,487 |
| 2023/24 | £7.0m | £5.2m | £3.1m | 44.5% | +£1.8m | £844k | 12.0% | £7,822 |
Teaching staff
£1.9m
36% of spend
Support staff
£707k
14% of spend
Premises
£556k
11% of spend
Other costs
£1.5m
29% 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 | —* | 28.7 | 34.6% | 20.9% | 74.7% | — | 292 |
* 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 | 45.5 | 13.3 | £38,376 | 31.1% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2021/22 | 45.2 | 15.6 | £42,130 | 15.8% | 0.0% | 7.7 |
| 2022/23 | 49.3 | 15.8 | £41,375 | 49.1% | 0.0% | 12.1 |
| 2023/24 | 51.1 | 17.6 | £40,381 | 26.4% | 0.0% | 11.2 |
| 2024/25 | 56.3 | 16.2 | £44,695 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
20.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
49.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
12.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 8.9% | 4.4% | +4.5pp | 23.7% | 2.7% | 6.2% | 782 |
| 2014/15 | 8.9% | 4.5% | +4.4pp | 23.5% | 2.3% | 6.6% | 672 |
| 2015/16 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 22.2% | 1.9% | 5.3% | 540 |
| 2016/17 | 8.4% | 4.6% | +3.8pp | 28.0% | 2.1% | 6.3% | 489 |
| 2017/18 | 7.5% | 4.8% | +2.8pp | 20.2% | 1.0% | 6.5% | 511 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 15.7% | 0.7% | 5.5% | 509 |
| 2020/21 | 7.1% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 19.3% | 1.0% | 6.0% | 452 |
| 2021/22 | 10.8% | 7.1% | +3.7pp | 32.1% | 2.0% | 8.9% | 557 |
| 2022/23 | 16.6% | 6.8% | +9.8pp | 45.2% | 2.5% | 14.1% | 633 |
| 2023/24 | 20.5% | 6.6% | +14.0pp | 47.5% | 4.3% | 16.3% | 715 |
| 2024/25 | 20.8% | 6.2% | +14.6pp | 49.9% | 8.0% | 12.8% | 727 |
8 November 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2019 | — | Requires improvement |