Flags
8
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,022.51
+£4,1192024/25
Staff costs % of income
71.9%
+6.8ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.5%
−7.5ppof income
In-year balance
+2.2%
−8.7ppof income
Elevated: turnover 23.4%, vacancy rate 3.3%, sickness 8.8 days.
Elevated: turnover 22.3%, vacancy rate 3.7%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
Most recent Ofsted Report Card noted areas needing attention: Inclusion, Attendance & behaviour.
Elevated: turnover 18.2%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 5.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.
3 March 2026 · S5 Inspection
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standardAchievement
Expected standardInclusion
Needs attentionAttendance & behaviour
Needs attentionPersonal development
Expected standardLeadership
Expected standard2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
903
Capacity
1,750 (52%)
Free school meals
22.6%
English additional lang.
16.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
56.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.9
Mean salary
£53,000
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
5.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25 · 896 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 | £4.6m | £4.4m | £3.2m | 70.5% | +£221k | £307k | 6.7% | £6,407 |
| 2022/23 | £5.8m | £5.7m | £4.1m | 71.1% | +£100k | £66k | 1.1% | £7,232 |
| 2023/24 | £3.6m | £3.2m | £2.4m | 65.2% | +£392k | £289k | 8.0% | £3,904 |
| 2024/25 | £7.5m | £7.3m | £5.4m | 71.9% | +£164k | £39k | 0.5% | £8,023 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
53% of spend
Support staff
£563k
8% of spend
Premises
£322k
4% of spend
Other costs
£1.6m
22% 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 | —* | 47.5 | 73.8% | 52.4% | 51.2% | — | 168 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 17.0 | £38,830 | 18.2% | 0.0% | 1.1 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 16.8 | £39,767 | 4.8% | 0.0% | 6.9 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 16.0 | £42,501 | 23.4% | 3.3% | 8.8 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 17.9 | £45,528 | 22.3% | 3.7% | 7.8 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 56.7 | 15.9 | £53,000 | —% | 5.0% | — | 8.5 | 10 |
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 14.0% | 4.6% | 0.7% | 114 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 10.0% | 3.5% | 0.8% | 240 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 9.2% | 3.7% | 0.6% | 579 |
| 2021/22 | 8.0% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 23.7% | 6.5% | 1.5% | 733 |
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% | +1.1pp | 22.0% | 5.6% | 2.3% | 778 |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% | +1.9pp | 24.8% | 5.6% | 2.9% | 878 |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% | +3.7pp | 27.9% | 5.8% | 4.2% | 896 |
3 March 2026 · S5 Inspection
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2024 | — | Requires improvement |
| 29 Mar 2022 | — | Requires improvement |