Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,347.89
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.7%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+8.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 23.9%, vacancy rate 5.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 7.3%.
2 December 2021 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
683
Capacity
840 (81%)
Free school meals
30.3%
English additional lang.
8.8%
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.
38.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.0
Mean salary
£53,131
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
7.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25 · 711 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 | £4.3m | £3.7m | £3.0m | 68.8% | +£637k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,597 |
| 2022/23 | £4.6m | £4.1m | £3.2m | 70.2% | +£463k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,882 |
| 2023/24 | £5.0m | £4.6m | £3.5m | 69.7% | +£444k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,348 |
Teaching staff
£2.7m
59% of spend
Support staff
£313k
7% of spend
Premises
£461k
10% of spend
Other costs
£627k
14% 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 | —* | 38.4 | 51.8% | 29.1% | 44.5% | — | 110 |
* 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 | 37.1 | 17.3 | £44,368 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2021/22 | 40.0 | 16.3 | £41,606 | 12.5% | 0.0% | 1.2 |
| 2022/23 | 37.6 | 17.8 | £43,104 | 23.9% | 5.1% | 5.3 |
| 2023/24 | 36.2 | 19.0 | £46,391 | 4.4% | 7.7% | 6.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.0 | 18.0 | £53,131 | —% | 7.3% | — |
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 12.3% | 4.5% | 0.9% | 512 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 14.4% | 4.7% | 0.9% | 508 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 13.8% | 4.5% | 1.5% | 550 |
| 2016/17 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 19.1% | 4.7% | 2.4% | 603 |
| 2017/18 | 7.0% | 4.8% | +2.3pp | 21.9% | 4.7% | 2.4% | 627 |
| 2018/19 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.7pp | 23.0% | 4.5% | 2.8% | 640 |
| 2020/21 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 22.4% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 677 |
| 2021/22 | 11.3% | 7.1% | +4.2pp | 35.2% | 7.8% | 3.5% | 679 |
| 2022/23 | 10.7% | 6.8% | +3.9pp | 33.0% | 5.5% | 5.2% | 714 |
| 2023/24 | 11.5% | 6.6% | +4.9pp | 33.1% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 734 |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% | +3.0pp | 23.8% | 6.1% | 3.1% | 711 |
2 December 2021 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 2017 | — | Requires improvement |