Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,618.2
+£6622024/25
Staff costs % of income
71.8%
−1.8ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
16.7%
−7.4ppof income
In-year balance
+4.4%
+2.3ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.0%.
Elevated: turnover 20.2%.
Elevated: turnover 18.1%.
17 March 2026 · S5 Inspection
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standardAchievement
Expected standardInclusion
Expected standardAttendance & behaviour
Expected standardPersonal development
Strong standardLeadership
Expected standard2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,287
Capacity
1,450 (89%)
Free school meals
19.0%
English additional lang.
15.2%
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.
75.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£53,621
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25 · 1,092 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 | £7.5m | £7.5m | £5.6m | 74.7% | -£15k | £1.7m | 23.4% | £5,923 |
| 2022/23 | £8.1m | £8.0m | £6.2m | 76.5% | +£131k | £1.9m | 23.1% | £6,263 |
| 2023/24 | £9.2m | £9.0m | £6.7m | 73.6% | +£198k | £2.2m | 24.0% | £6,957 |
| 2024/25 | £9.8m | £9.4m | £7.0m | 71.8% | +£432k | £1.6m | 16.7% | £7,618 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
60% of spend
Support staff
£784k
8% of spend
Premises
£564k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.8m
19% 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 | —* | 49.9 | 74.2% | 51.2% | 25.8% | — | 209 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 80.4 | 15.7 | £41,743 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 2.4 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 81.3 | 15.9 | £41,965 | 13.5% | 0.0% | — | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 16.6 | £47,603 | 20.2% | 0.0% | 6.7 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 17.1 | £51,305 | 18.1% | 0.0% | 0.0 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 75.6 | 17.0 | £53,621 | —% | 0.0% | — | 6.5 | 7 |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 12.7% | 4.8% | 0.7% | 913 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 9.6% | 4.1% | 0.4% | 900 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 12.3% | 4.7% | 0.5% | 914 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 14.1% | 5.1% | 0.8% | 918 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 12.4% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 925 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 10.5% | 3.7% | 1.1% | 931 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.3% | 3.8% | 1.3% | 1,008 |
| 2021/22 | 8.0% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 23.8% | 5.8% | 2.2% | 1,045 |
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% | +1.0pp | 22.5% | 5.6% | 2.2% | 1,071 |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% | +1.0pp | 20.6% | 5.3% | 2.3% | 1,107 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.2pp | 20.7% | 5.1% | 2.3% | 1,092 |
17 March 2026 · S5 Inspection
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Dec 2022 | — | Good |
| 16 Mar 2011 | URN 117500 | Good |