Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,872.32
+£8802024/25
Staff costs % of income
73.4%
+0.9ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
17.9%
+3.4ppof income
In-year balance
-2.0%
+2.2ppof income
Elevated: turnover 17.7%, vacancy rate 3.0%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.2% of income.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.0% of income.
2 July 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,256
Capacity
1,150 (109%)
Free school meals
14.0%
English additional lang.
10.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 7–18
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.
66.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.9
Mean salary
£54,669
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
2024/25 · 879 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 | £7.8m | £7.7m | £5.7m | 72.5% | +£153k | £1.9m | 24.4% | £6,416 |
| 2022/23 | £7.9m | £8.2m | £5.9m | 75.2% | -£331k | £1.6m | 19.8% | £6,360 |
| 2023/24 | £8.7m | £9.1m | £6.3m | 72.5% | -£363k | £1.3m | 14.4% | £6,993 |
| 2024/25 | £9.9m | £10.1m | £7.3m | 73.4% | -£197k | £1.8m | 17.9% | £7,872 |
Teaching staff
£5.4m
54% of spend
Support staff
£857k
8% of spend
Premises
£608k
6% of spend
Other costs
£2.2m
22% 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 | —* | 63.2 | 89.1% | 75.5% | 40.8% | — | 147 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 100.0% | 80.0% | 93.0% | 80.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 87.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 76.0% | — |
| 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 | — | 18.5 | £44,991 | 12.9% | 0.0% | 4.9 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 18.9 | £46,707 | 12.3% | 0.0% | 4.9 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 20.3 | £50,123 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 2.9 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 19.6 | £51,353 | 17.7% | 3.0% | 6.9 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 66.3 | 18.9 | £54,669 | —% | 0.0% | — | 12.5 | 14 |
Overall absence
5.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 21.6% | 4.8% | 0.2% | 818 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 21.5% | 5.2% | 0.2% | 815 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 21.3% | 5.0% | 0.1% | 847 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 21.5% | 5.5% | 0.2% | 847 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 20.1% | 4.8% | 0.2% | 845 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 16.0% | 4.1% | 0.2% | 845 |
| 2020/21 | 2.7% | 4.5% | -1.8pp | 3.3% | 2.5% | 0.2% | 854 |
| 2021/22 | 6.5% | 7.1% | -0.6pp | 20.5% | 6.0% | 0.5% | 854 |
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% | -1.0pp | 17.6% | 5.4% | 0.4% | 881 |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% | -1.0pp | 19.6% | 5.2% | 0.4% | 883 |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% | -1.1pp | 17.1% | 4.7% | 0.4% | 879 |
2 July 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 2013 | — | Outstanding |