Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,428.57
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+3.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.2%.
16 May 2018 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
511
Capacity
800 (64%)
Free school meals
27.2%
English additional lang.
5.3%
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.
34.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.8
Mean salary
£53,845
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
34.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.7%
Unauthorised absence
5.5%
2024/25 · 562 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 | £2.9m | 66.7% | +£632k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,581 |
| 2022/23 | £4.4m | £3.8m | £2.8m | 63.4% | +£585k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,340 |
| 2023/24 | £4.1m | £4.0m | £2.9m | 71.5% | +£124k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,429 |
Teaching staff
£2.3m
57% of spend
Support staff
£297k
7% of spend
Premises
£225k
6% of spend
Other costs
£821k
21% 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 | —* | 37.4 | 50.9% | 25.9% | 34.8% | — | 112 |
* 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 | 37.6 | 16.5 | £41,456 | 15.4% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2021/22 | 38.6 | 16.9 | £41,702 | 50.3% | 0.0% | 10.1 |
| 2022/23 | 29.8 | 20.0 | £47,731 | 73.2% | 0.0% | 11.9 |
| 2023/24 | 27.2 | 20.3 | £52,007 | 25.6% | 0.0% | 2.2 |
| 2024/25 | 34.6 | 14.8 | £53,845 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
34.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 10.8% | 4.5% | 0.6% | 102 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 14.2% | 4.7% | 0.3% | 225 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 11.6% | 3.7% | 1.2% | 362 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 10.4% | 2.9% | 1.5% | 471 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 11.7% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 599 |
| 2021/22 | 9.6% | 7.1% | +2.4pp | 29.1% | 6.1% | 3.5% | 601 |
| 2022/23 | 12.7% | 6.8% | +5.9pp | 37.3% | 6.9% | 5.8% | 624 |
| 2023/24 | 11.8% | 6.6% | +5.2pp | 32.9% | 7.8% | 4.0% | 583 |
| 2024/25 | 12.2% | 6.2% | +6.0pp | 34.2% | 6.7% | 5.5% | 562 |
16 May 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good