Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,135.9
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
78.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
12.3%
of income
In-year balance
-2.0%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.0% of income.
1 May 2018 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
891
Capacity
900 (99%)
Free school meals
9.9%
English additional lang.
20.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
52.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£48,882
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.9%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
9.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.8%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25 · 896 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 | £5.1m | £4.9m | £3.9m | 75.9% | +£223k | £772k | 15.1% | £5,779 |
| 2022/23 | £5.6m | £5.5m | £4.1m | 73.4% | +£165k | £937k | 16.7% | £6,320 |
| 2023/24 | £5.9m | £5.9m | £4.5m | 76.2% | -£26k | £912k | 15.5% | £6,621 |
| 2024/25 | £6.4m | £6.5m | £5.0m | 78.5% | -£127k | £785k | 12.3% | £7,136 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£547k
Premises
£391k
Other costs
£1.1m
6.4%
Admin staff
1.5%
Energy
2.6%
ICT
6.8%
Premises (total)
4.3%
Supply staff
0.6%
Catering
2.0%
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 | —* | 59.3 | 86.5% | 68.4% | 73.7% | — | 171 |
* 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 | 51.8 | 17.2 | £41,091 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2021/22 | 52.0 | 17.0 | £42,013 | 8.8% | 0.0% | 9.8 |
| 2022/23 | 51.0 | 17.4 | £42,165 | 8.6% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2023/24 | 53.5 | 16.6 | £45,168 | 3.7% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2024/25 | 52.5 | 17.0 | £48,882 | —% | 1.9% | — |
Overall absence
4.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
9.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.4pp | 7.4% | 3.5% | 0.4% | 784 |
| 2014/15 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 6.8% | 3.5% | 0.4% | 814 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.6% | 4.1% | 0.5% | 834 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 9.3% | 3.6% | 1.0% | 857 |
| 2017/18 | 3.9% | 4.8% | -0.9pp | 6.2% | 3.2% | 0.7% | 842 |
| 2018/19 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 7.0% | 3.1% | 0.7% | 873 |
| 2020/21 | 2.7% | 4.5% | -1.8pp | 5.4% | 2.3% | 0.3% | 903 |
| 2021/22 | 6.4% | 7.1% | -0.7pp | 16.7% | 5.7% | 0.7% | 896 |
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% | -1.0pp | 14.5% | 4.7% | 1.1% | 895 |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% | -1.6pp | 13.3% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 897 |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% | -1.5pp | 9.9% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 896 |
1 May 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct 2014 | — | Good |