Per-pupil income
£8,605.75
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
61.2%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
16.2%
of income
In-year balance
+1.8%
of income
No active flags for this school.
21 November 2018 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,574
Capacity
1,600 (98%)
Free school meals
14.1%
English additional lang.
12.2%
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.
83.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.9
Mean salary
£48,226
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 1,612 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 | £8.6m | £6.9m | 85.4% | -£548k | £1.9m | 23.4% | £5,115 |
| 2022/23 | £10.2m | £9.4m | £7.6m | 74.2% | +£742k | £2.3m | 22.3% | £6,545 |
| 2023/24 | £13.5m | £13.2m | £8.2m | 61.2% | +£244k | £2.2m | 16.2% | £8,606 |
Teaching staff
£6.3m
48% of spend
Support staff
£1.2m
9% of spend
Premises
£3.4m
26% of spend
Other costs
£1.6m
12% 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 | —* | 53.4 | 77.1% | 58.2% | 31.4% | — | 306 |
* 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 | 82.3 | 19.3 | £42,388 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2021/22 | 87.2 | 18.0 | £43,247 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2022/23 | 82.4 | 18.9 | £42,189 | 11.7% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2023/24 | 79.1 | 19.8 | £44,604 | 13.7% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2024/25 | 83.5 | 18.9 | £48,226 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.0pp | 9.0% | 3.5% | 0.8% | 1,365 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 9.7% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 1,362 |
| 2015/16 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 7.6% | 3.0% | 0.7% | 1,393 |
| 2016/17 | 3.5% | 4.6% | -1.1pp | 5.4% | 2.7% | 0.7% | 1,447 |
| 2017/18 | 3.5% | 4.8% | -1.3pp | 6.1% | 2.8% | 0.7% | 1,501 |
| 2018/19 | 3.5% | 4.6% | -1.2pp | 5.8% | 2.7% | 0.8% | 1,552 |
| 2020/21 | 3.1% | 4.5% | -1.4pp | 6.4% | 2.5% | 0.6% | 1,616 |
| 2021/22 | 7.8% | 7.1% | +0.7pp | 21.3% | 6.4% | 1.4% | 1,609 |
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% | +0.6pp | 16.6% | 5.7% | 1.7% | 1,589 |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% | +0.8pp | 18.2% | 5.3% | 2.1% | 1,608 |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% | +0.9pp | 15.7% | 4.9% | 2.2% | 1,612 |
21 November 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 2013 | — | Good |