Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,797.67
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+7.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good29 April 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,834
Capacity
1,892 (97%)
Free school meals
15.5%
English additional lang.
9.2%
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.
100.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.3
Mean salary
£49,636
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 1,541 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 | — | — | — | —% | — | — | —% | — |
| 2022/23 | £11.0m | £10.3m | £8.3m | 75.3% | +£746k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,001 |
| 2023/24 | £12.3m | £11.4m | £8.9m | 72.6% | +£862k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,798 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
49% of spend
Support staff
£2.7m
23% of spend
Premises
£546k
5% of spend
Other costs
£2.0m
17% 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 | —* | 49.2 | 70.7% | 50.2% | 48.1% | — | 297 |
* 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 | 106.2 | 18.2 | £41,566 | 6.2% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2021/22 | 103.0 | 18.5 | £42,594 | 15.2% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2022/23 | 99.2 | 18.5 | £46,622 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2023/24 | 104.4 | 17.3 | £48,937 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2024/25 | 100.1 | 18.3 | £49,636 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 12.5% | 3.5% | 1.6% | 1,492 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 12.5% | 4.1% | 1.2% | 1,500 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 12.9% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 1,499 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 11.6% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 1,494 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 11.4% | 4.0% | 1.0% | 1,477 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 11.2% | 3.8% | 1.1% | 1,498 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.3% | 3.9% | 1.2% | 1,508 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.2pp | 29.3% | 7.3% | 2.0% | 1,519 |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% | +2.5pp | 27.3% | 7.3% | 2.0% | 1,537 |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% | +2.5pp | 27.6% | 7.0% | 2.0% | 1,528 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 19.6% | 6.3% | 1.7% | 1,541 |
29 April 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 2022 | — | Requires improvement |