Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,347.7
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
62.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+13.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.
3 June 2015 · Academy First Section 5
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
608
Capacity
560 (109%)
Free school meals
28.6%
English additional lang.
26.0%
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.
34.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£53,853
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.4%
Unauthorised absence
5.1%
2024/25 · 664 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 | £5.5m | £4.3m | £3.4m | 61.7% | +£1.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,660 |
| 2022/23 | £5.2m | £4.4m | £3.4m | 65.2% | +£759k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,127 |
| 2023/24 | £5.6m | £4.8m | £3.5m | 62.6% | +£770k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,348 |
Teaching staff
£2.5m
52% of spend
Support staff
£586k
12% of spend
Premises
£555k
11% of spend
Other costs
£776k
16% 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 | —* | 41.1 | 57.1% | 37.0% | 42.0% | — | 119 |
* 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 | 46.5 | 16.8 | £38,537 | 17.2% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2021/22 | 45.3 | 15.8 | £42,606 | 27.4% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2022/23 | 38.7 | 18.9 | £44,860 | 25.8% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2023/24 | 33.9 | 19.9 | £48,243 | 14.8% | 0.0% | 1.5 |
| 2024/25 | 34.0 | 17.9 | £53,853 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.7% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 18.8% | 3.2% | 2.5% | 744 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.5% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 715 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 15.6% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 739 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 14.3% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 762 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 14.2% | 3.1% | 2.4% | 813 |
| 2018/19 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 17.4% | 3.4% | 2.5% | 898 |
| 2020/21 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 18.2% | 3.5% | 2.7% | 831 |
| 2021/22 | 8.6% | 7.1% | +1.5pp | 26.9% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 772 |
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% | +3.0pp | 32.4% | 4.3% | 5.6% | 817 |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% | +2.2pp | 28.2% | 3.8% | 5.0% | 749 |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% | +2.3pp | 24.6% | 3.4% | 5.1% | 664 |
3 June 2015 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2011 | URN 115353 | Requires improvement |