Flags
4
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,926.33
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.3%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
14.4%
of income
In-year balance
-4.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.3% of income.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
19 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,231
Capacity
1,253 (98%)
Free school meals
15.5%
English additional lang.
6.7%
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.
72.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.1
Mean salary
£48,743
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 1,093 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 | £7.7m | £7.5m | £5.5m | 72.2% | +£217k | £1.3m | 16.4% | £6,017 |
| 2022/23 | £8.5m | £8.1m | £6.0m | 70.8% | +£401k | £1.7m | 19.5% | £6,623 |
| 2023/24 | £8.8m | £9.2m | £6.8m | 77.3% | -£378k | £1.3m | 14.4% | £6,926 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
52% of spend
Support staff
£905k
10% of spend
Premises
£500k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.9m
20% 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 | —* | 46.6 | 70.2% | 42.3% | 24.5% | — | 208 |
* 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 | 70.0 | 18.2 | £41,047 | 6.9% | 0.0% | 10.9 |
| 2021/22 | 71.0 | 18.0 | £43,527 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2022/23 | 73.0 | 17.5 | £42,249 | 14.5% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2023/24 | 70.6 | 18.1 | £47,670 | 15.3% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2024/25 | 72.1 | 17.1 | £48,743 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 16.5% | 5.1% | 0.7% | 1,092 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 19.3% | 5.5% | 0.6% | 1,087 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 16.9% | 5.3% | 0.8% | 1,093 |
| 2016/17 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 19.9% | 5.3% | 0.9% | 1,097 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 15.4% | 4.8% | 1.1% | 1,096 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 12.1% | 4.4% | 1.2% | 1,096 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 12.5% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 1,101 |
| 2021/22 | 7.5% | 7.1% | +0.3pp | 20.5% | 6.2% | 1.3% | 1,104 |
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% | +1.1pp | 21.7% | 6.2% | 1.7% | 1,111 |
| 2023/24 | 9.0% | 6.6% | +2.4pp | 24.7% | 6.7% | 2.3% | 1,116 |
| 2024/25 | 9.0% | 6.2% | +2.8pp | 23.7% | 7.3% | 1.7% | 1,093 |
19 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 2013 | — | Good |