Flags
4
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,105.79
+£3,9872024/25
Staff costs % of income
76.5%
+4.1ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
4.4%
−8.6ppof income
In-year balance
+1.9%
−2.0ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
Elevated: turnover 18.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.
Elevated: turnover 16.3%.
11 October 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
846
Capacity
890 (95%)
Free school meals
26.3%
English additional lang.
13.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in South East, 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.
48.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.3
Mean salary
£54,917
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25 · 735 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 | £3.9m | £3.9m | £2.9m | 74.7% | -£17k | £15k | 0.4% | £7,074 |
| 2022/23 | £5.0m | £4.8m | £3.6m | 71.2% | +£189k | £206k | 4.1% | £7,682 |
| 2023/24 | £3.0m | £2.9m | £2.2m | 72.5% | +£121k | £397k | 13.0% | £4,119 |
| 2024/25 | £6.4m | £6.3m | £4.9m | 76.5% | +£124k | £284k | 4.4% | £8,106 |
Teaching staff
£3.6m
57% of spend
Support staff
£776k
12% of spend
Premises
£378k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.0m
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 | —* | 40.0 | 48.8% | 29.1% | 5.5% | — | 127 |
* 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 | — | 17.1 | £46,167 | 18.0% | 3.0% | 5.6 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 16.7 | £44,441 | 18.9% | 0.0% | 4.5 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 16.8 | £46,649 | 18.1% | 0.0% | 3.0 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 16.2 | £48,959 | 16.3% | 0.0% | 4.2 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 48.8 | 17.3 | £54,917 | —% | 0.0% | — | 7.1 | 9 |
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 14.0% | 4.6% | 0.7% | 699 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.3% | 4.9% | 0.5% | 668 |
| 2015/16 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 17.9% | 5.2% | 1.0% | 599 |
| 2016/17 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 19.2% | 5.5% | 1.2% | 484 |
| 2017/18 | 7.2% | 4.8% | +2.4pp | 17.4% | 5.7% | 1.5% | 374 |
| 2018/19 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.7pp | 21.5% | 5.6% | 1.8% | 340 |
| 2020/21 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 17.4% | 4.5% | 1.9% | 385 |
| 2021/22 | 8.9% | 7.1% | +1.7pp | 26.4% | 6.5% | 2.3% | 469 |
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% | +2.4pp | 26.6% | 7.0% | 2.1% | 601 |
| 2023/24 | 9.0% | 6.6% | +2.4pp | 28.8% | 7.0% | 2.0% | 702 |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% | +2.9pp | 26.0% | 6.8% | 2.3% | 735 |
11 October 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2015 | — | Requires improvement |