Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,681.86
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.3%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+5.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.6%.
16 October 2018 · Academy First Section 5
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,266
Capacity
1,500 (84%)
Free school meals
29.9%
English additional lang.
23.7%
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.
70.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.1
Mean salary
£44,323
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.1%
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
7.1%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 1,017 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 | £7.1m | £6.9m | £5.3m | 75.1% | +£209k | £212k | 3.0% | £6,271 |
| 2022/23 | £8.2m | £7.8m | £6.1m | 74.2% | +£420k | £227k | 2.8% | £6,857 |
| 2023/24 | £9.4m | £8.9m | £6.8m | 72.3% | +£507k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,682 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
54% of spend
Support staff
£694k
8% of spend
Premises
£447k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.7m
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 | —* | 45.5 | 57.3% | 38.8% | 34.3% | — | 178 |
* 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 | 71.2 | 15.2 | £42,327 | 15.0% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2021/22 | 72.4 | 15.6 | £42,028 | 14.6% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2022/23 | 73.5 | 16.2 | £41,800 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2023/24 | 75.1 | 16.4 | £43,844 | 18.0% | 1.3% | 6.7 |
| 2024/25 | 70.1 | 18.1 | £44,323 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.3% | 4.4% | +2.0pp | 15.7% | 4.4% | 1.9% | 952 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.9% | 3.9% | 1.5% | 882 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.3% | 3.4% | 1.4% | 851 |
| 2016/17 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 15.3% | 4.7% | 2.0% | 844 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.0pp | 16.1% | 5.0% | 1.8% | 847 |
| 2018/19 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 17.3% | 4.4% | 2.1% | 858 |
| 2020/21 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 17.0% | 4.5% | 1.8% | 851 |
| 2021/22 | 11.4% | 7.1% | +4.3pp | 34.6% | 8.4% | 3.0% | 926 |
| 2022/23 | 11.0% | 6.8% | +4.2pp | 29.0% | 7.8% | 3.2% | 967 |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% | +4.1pp | 27.8% | 7.7% | 2.9% | 988 |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% | +3.9pp | 24.6% | 7.1% | 3.0% | 1,017 |
16 October 2018 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2014 | URN 110873 | Requires improvement |