Per-pupil income
£6,963.46
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.3%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
15.0%
of income
In-year balance
+1.4%
of income
No active flags for this school.
19 September 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,564
Capacity
1,523 (103%)
Free school meals
13.6%
English additional lang.
13.6%
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.
92.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£48,911
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.2%
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
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25 · 1,259 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 | £9.0m | £9.3m | £7.5m | 83.6% | -£299k | £969k | 10.8% | £6,421 |
| 2022/23 | £9.8m | £9.3m | £7.3m | 73.9% | +£525k | £1.5m | 14.8% | £6,850 |
| 2023/24 | £10.5m | £10.3m | £8.0m | 76.3% | +£147k | £1.6m | 15.0% | £6,963 |
Teaching staff
£5.9m
57% of spend
Support staff
£671k
6% of spend
Premises
£579k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.8m
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 | —* | 49.5 | 76.2% | 50.8% | 10.5% | — | 248 |
* 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 | 85.0 | 15.9 | £42,374 | 14.4% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2021/22 | 83.7 | 16.7 | £42,585 | 19.1% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2022/23 | 86.2 | 16.7 | £42,052 | 14.6% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2023/24 | 89.4 | 16.8 | £47,905 | 7.4% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2024/25 | 92.0 | 17.0 | £48,911 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.7% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 14.9% | 4.4% | 1.3% | 968 |
| 2014/15 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 15.4% | 4.5% | 1.4% | 955 |
| 2015/16 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 20.1% | 4.8% | 1.9% | 967 |
| 2016/17 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 14.2% | 3.7% | 1.9% | 964 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 13.0% | 3.9% | 1.5% | 953 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 16.3% | 4.5% | 1.6% | 1,018 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.4% | 3.9% | 1.2% | 1,133 |
| 2021/22 | 5.5% | 7.1% | -1.7pp | 13.8% | 3.5% | 2.0% | 1,221 |
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% | -0.2pp | 17.0% | 4.5% | 2.1% | 1,273 |
| 2023/24 | 7.0% | 6.6% | +0.4pp | 18.0% | 4.7% | 2.2% | 1,265 |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% | +1.0pp | 20.1% | 4.8% | 2.4% | 1,259 |
19 September 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 2012 | — | Requires improvement |