Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,422.86
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
77.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.5%
of income
In-year balance
-1.3%
of income
Elevated: turnover 16.9%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.3% of income.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement15 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,514
Capacity
1,540 (98%)
Free school meals
30.4%
English additional lang.
26.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–16
Compared against 30 similar secondary schools in South East by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Methodology aligned with DfE FBIT.
DfE normal range: 5-20% of income
Phase-adjusted thresholds
Pupil trend + in-year balance
Self-generated income share
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
95.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.9
Mean salary
£48,088
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 1,491 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE considers above 78% a potential concern. | 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 | £8.4m | £8.2m | £6.1m | 72.6% | +£208k | £1.0m | 12.0% | £5,872 |
| 2022/23 | £9.2m | £9.2m | £6.8m | 73.5% | -£8k | £1.0m | 10.9% | £6,328 |
| 2023/24 | £10.3m | £10.3m | £7.7m | 74.8% | -£13k | £993k | 9.7% | £6,795 |
| 2024/25 | £11.2m | £11.4m | £8.7m | 77.0% | -£145k | £848k | 7.5% | £7,423 |
Teaching staff
£6.1m
Support staff
£1.7m
Premises
£832k
Other costs
£1.9m
3.6%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
1.7%
ICT
9.1%
Premises (total)
1.3%
Supply staff
5.0%
Catering
2.4%
Professional services
| 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 | —* | 42.2 | 65.2% | 39.8% | 22.4% | — | 161 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 84.0% | 72.0% | 81.0% | 70.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 74.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 69.0% | — |
| 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 | 79.4 | 17.8 | £40,891 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2021/22 | 82.4 | 17.5 | £41,840 | 16.9% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2022/23 | 85.6 | 17.0 | £41,712 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2023/24 | 88.2 | 17.1 | £44,445 | 6.8% | 1.1% | 4.3 |
| 2024/25 | 95.1 | 15.9 | £48,088 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 8.7% | 2.8% | 1.2% | 183 |
| 2014/15 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 8.1% | 2.7% | 1.0% | 186 |
| 2015/16 | 2.8% | 4.5% | -1.7pp | 5.6% | 2.3% | 0.5% | 179 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 14.8% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 1,071 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 10.5% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 1,157 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 11.8% | 3.4% | 1.5% | 1,282 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.6% | 3.3% | 1.4% | 1,401 |
| 2021/22 | 8.6% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 25.5% | 6.4% | 2.2% | 1,423 |
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% | +0.5pp | 20.4% | 4.4% | 3.0% | 1,471 |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% | +0.8pp | 18.6% | 5.0% | 2.4% | 1,466 |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% | +0.9pp | 18.2% | 4.5% | 2.6% | 1,491 |
15 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 2020 | — | Good |