Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,266.15
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
60.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+17.2%
of income
Elevated: turnover 33.7%, vacancy rate 12.6%, sickness 11.3 days.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 7.0%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good24 September 2024 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
744
Capacity
750 (99%)
Free school meals
24.1%
English additional lang.
3.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
40.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.6
Mean salary
£52,844
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
7.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.6%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 772 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 | £5.1m | £4.6m | £3.5m | 68.3% | +£510k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,392 |
| 2022/23 | £5.6m | £5.0m | £3.5m | 63.5% | +£608k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,132 |
| 2023/24 | £6.4m | £5.3m | £3.9m | 60.6% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,266 |
Teaching staff
£2.8m
52% of spend
Support staff
£595k
11% of spend
Premises
£324k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.1m
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 | —* | 39.3 | 54.0% | 29.3% | 18.7% | — | 150 |
* 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 | 48.8 | 15.7 | £42,122 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2021/22 | 46.1 | 17.2 | £43,138 | 24.6% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2022/23 | 39.5 | 19.8 | £46,939 | 25.0% | 4.8% | 11.0 |
| 2023/24 | 41.5 | 18.6 | £52,168 | 33.7% | 12.6% | 11.3 |
| 2024/25 | 40.0 | 18.6 | £52,844 | —% | 7.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.6pp | 14.5% | 4.1% | 1.9% | 557 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 14.9% | 4.5% | 1.6% | 570 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 11.0% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 571 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 13.5% | 4.2% | 1.0% | 576 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 14.1% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 647 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 17.2% | 4.8% | 1.1% | 693 |
| 2020/21 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 20.9% | 5.3% | 2.0% | 785 |
| 2021/22 | 11.8% | 7.1% | +4.7pp | 35.8% | 8.2% | 3.6% | 823 |
| 2022/23 | 10.7% | 6.8% | +3.9pp | 29.3% | 6.0% | 4.6% | 823 |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% | +2.9pp | 27.7% | 6.0% | 3.5% | 798 |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% | +3.1pp | 26.7% | 6.6% | 2.7% | 772 |
24 September 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 2015 | — | Good |