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Per-pupil income
£6,560.86
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
26.9%
of income
In-year balance
+3.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good7 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
597
Capacity
900 (66%)
Free school meals
14.7%
English additional lang.
10.7%
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.
34.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.5
Mean salary
£45,160
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 633 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 | £1.0m | £682k | £580k | 56.1% | +£352k | £322k | 31.1% | £8,407 |
| 2022/23 | £1.7m | £1.3m | £1.0m | 57.2% | +£488k | £756k | 43.3% | £7,314 |
| 2023/24 | £2.7m | £2.7m | £2.0m | 72.5% | +£86k | £740k | 26.9% | £6,561 |
Teaching staff
£1.5m
57% of spend
Support staff
£317k
12% of spend
Premises
£191k
7% of spend
Other costs
£478k
18% 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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 0 |
* 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 6.0 | 20.5 | £42,568 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 9.9 | 24.2 | £43,652 | 30.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 7.0 | — | £44,816 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2024/25 | 34.2 | 17.5 | £45,160 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 6.5% | 7.1% | -0.6pp | 12.4% | 5.5% | 1.0% | 129 |
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% | -0.1pp | 15.5% | 5.2% | 1.5% | 245 |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% | +2.0pp | 22.0% | 6.0% | 2.6% | 436 |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% | +2.3pp | 20.1% | 5.5% | 3.0% | 633 |
7 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
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