Flags
7
3 high
Per-pupil income
£7,985.28
+£5602024/25
Staff costs % of income
82.3%
−2.9ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-6.2%
−0.3ppof income
In-year balance
-0.7%
+5.5ppof income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 6.1% of income.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.3%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 85.2%.
Most recent Ofsted Report Card noted areas needing attention: Curriculum & teaching, Achievement, Attendance & behaviour, Leadership.
Elevated: turnover 16.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
6 January 2026 · S5 Inspection
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attentionAchievement
Needs attentionInclusion
Expected standardAttendance & behaviour
Needs attentionPersonal development
Expected standardLeadership
Needs attention2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
692
Capacity
900 (77%)
Free school meals
21.2%
English additional lang.
2.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
41.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.8
Mean salary
£55,388
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25 · 749 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 | £5.0m | £5.0m | £4.0m | 79.8% | +£79k | £174k | 3.5% | £6,688 |
| 2022/23 | £5.2m | £5.4m | £4.3m | 83.4% | -£159k | £14k | 0.3% | £6,900 |
| 2023/24 | £5.4m | £5.8m | £4.6m | 85.2% | -£333k | -£319k | -5.9% | £7,425 |
| 2024/25 | £5.8m | £5.9m | £4.8m | 82.3% | -£40k | -£358k | -6.2% | £7,985 |
Teaching staff
£3.2m
54% of spend
Support staff
£884k
15% of spend
Premises
£353k
6% of spend
Other costs
£715k
12% 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 | —* | 39.1 | 59.2% | 32.7% | 27.2% | — | 147 |
* 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 | — | 16.3 | £43,443 | 13.0% | 2.1% | 7.1 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 16.8 | £44,776 | 10.4% | 0.0% | 4.7 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 16.4 | £46,348 | 16.1% | 0.0% | 6.2 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 17.0 | £49,896 | 6.5% | 2.3% | 7.8 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 41.2 | 16.8 | £55,388 | —% | 0.0% | — | 9.8 | 12 |
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 15.5% | 4.1% | 1.8% | 760 |
| 2014/15 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 20.1% | 4.8% | 2.1% | 772 |
| 2015/16 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 15.6% | 4.2% | 2.0% | 763 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 16.3% | 4.1% | 1.9% | 757 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 17.9% | 4.3% | 1.9% | 748 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 16.9% | 4.4% | 1.8% | 746 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 16.0% | 3.5% | 1.8% | 807 |
| 2021/22 | 9.7% | 7.1% | +2.5pp | 33.9% | 6.7% | 3.0% | 791 |
| 2022/23 | 10.7% | 6.8% | +3.9pp | 35.2% | 6.9% | 3.8% | 789 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 30.0% | 5.2% | 4.1% | 777 |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% | +2.4pp | 26.4% | 5.3% | 3.4% | 749 |
6 January 2026 · S5 Inspection
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 2021 | — | Good |
| 15 Jun 2016 | — | Good |