Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,649.81
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.7%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+4.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.5%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
InadequateLeadership & management
Inadequate10 June 2025 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,038
Capacity
1,120 (93%)
Free school meals
38.7%
English additional lang.
36.1%
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.
59.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£49,543
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
35.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
8.6%
2024/25 · 1,101 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 | £7.1m | £5.9m | £4.8m | 67.9% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,981 |
| 2022/23 | £7.4m | £6.9m | £5.2m | 70.4% | +£502k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,209 |
| 2023/24 | £8.2m | £7.8m | £5.9m | 71.7% | +£377k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,650 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
51% of spend
Support staff
£997k
13% of spend
Premises
£732k
9% of spend
Other costs
£1.2m
15% 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 | —* | 39.7 | 52.0% | 33.5% | 28.5% | — | 200 |
* 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 | 61.9 | 16.4 | £39,594 | 24.6% | 0.0% | 1.2 |
| 2021/22 | 56.7 | 18.0 | £42,743 | 21.1% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 56.0 | 18.3 | £43,824 | 18.9% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2023/24 | 56.5 | 18.9 | £44,785 | 20.0% | 3.4% | 6.0 |
| 2024/25 | 59.5 | 17.4 | £49,543 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
13.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
35.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
8.6%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.8% | 4.4% | +2.4pp | 21.5% | 5.0% | 1.8% | 1,020 |
| 2014/15 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 19.2% | 4.6% | 1.8% | 1,046 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 13.4% | 3.9% | 1.8% | 1,018 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 12.2% | 3.9% | 1.2% | 994 |
| 2017/18 | 6.6% | 4.8% | +1.9pp | 16.3% | 4.4% | 2.2% | 1,052 |
| 2018/19 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 15.9% | 4.4% | 1.9% | 1,048 |
| 2020/21 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 17.8% | 3.8% | 2.2% | 1,055 |
| 2021/22 | 10.0% | 7.1% | +2.9pp | 31.1% | 6.9% | 3.1% | 1,063 |
| 2022/23 | 10.7% | 6.8% | +3.9pp | 32.2% | 5.6% | 5.0% | 1,076 |
| 2023/24 | 11.5% | 6.6% | +4.9pp | 35.0% | 4.0% | 7.5% | 1,115 |
| 2024/25 | 13.0% | 6.2% | +6.8pp | 35.6% | 4.4% | 8.6% | 1,101 |
10 June 2025 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
InadequateLeadership & management
InadequateFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 2024 | — | Good |