Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,232.65
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.9%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+2.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.3%.
9 October 2018 · Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 1
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
984
Capacity
1,135 (87%)
Free school meals
13.8%
English additional lang.
17.9%
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.
58.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.7
Mean salary
£53,013
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 807 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 | £6.5m | £6.2m | £4.8m | 73.9% | +£315k | £899k | 13.9% | £5,985 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £7.3m | £6.3m | 84.0% | +£238k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,050 |
| 2023/24 | £7.4m | £7.2m | £5.8m | 77.9% | +£193k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,233 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
59% of spend
Support staff
£0
0% of spend
Premises
£323k
4% of spend
Other costs
£1.1m
16% 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 | —* | 52.5 | 73.0% | 55.3% | 40.1% | — | 152 |
* 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 | 55.5 | 19.2 | £43,546 | 23.1% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2021/22 | 57.8 | 18.7 | £45,250 | 30.1% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2022/23 | 57.4 | 18.6 | £45,876 | 23.9% | 3.4% | 6.2 |
| 2023/24 | 56.9 | 18.0 | £47,205 | 17.6% | 3.4% | 6.8 |
| 2024/25 | 58.8 | 16.7 | £53,013 | —% | 3.3% | — |
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.6% | 4.4% | -0.8pp | 6.5% | 3.0% | 0.6% | 885 |
| 2014/15 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 5.0% | 3.2% | 0.2% | 883 |
| 2015/16 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 5.2% | 3.3% | 0.4% | 899 |
| 2016/17 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.8pp | 6.9% | 3.4% | 0.3% | 900 |
| 2017/18 | 4.4% | 4.8% | -0.4pp | 8.8% | 3.8% | 0.5% | 901 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 12.8% | 5.0% | 0.6% | 890 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.6% | 4.3% | 1.0% | 896 |
| 2021/22 | 9.5% | 7.1% | +2.4pp | 32.5% | 7.0% | 2.5% | 869 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.5pp | 25.0% | 6.0% | 2.2% | 877 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 24.2% | 5.6% | 2.5% | 842 |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% | +1.2pp | 21.2% | 5.3% | 2.1% | 807 |
9 October 2018 · Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2017 | — | Inadequate |