Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,642.01
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.0%
of income
In-year balance
+13.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
Elevated: turnover 15.1%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 10.4%.
26 April 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,282
Capacity
1,259 (102%)
Free school meals
16.6%
English additional lang.
8.1%
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.
69.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.5
Mean salary
£52,202
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
10.4%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25 · 1,312 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 | £6.2m | £5.7m | £4.4m | 70.7% | +£471k | -£1.3m | -21.3% | £5,672 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £6.9m | £4.9m | 65.1% | +£667k | -£644k | -8.5% | £6,255 |
| 2023/24 | £8.4m | £7.3m | £5.9m | 69.9% | +£1.1m | £761k | 9.0% | £6,642 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
Support staff
£430k
Premises
£287k
Other costs
£1.1m
5.4%
Admin staff
0.7%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
2.7%
Premises (total)
3.0%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
1.0%
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 | —* | 44.5 | 64.4% | 44.1% | 25.9% | — | 247 |
* 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 | 55.6 | 17.3 | £41,145 | 5.4% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2021/22 | 62.1 | 17.5 | £42,119 | 14.2% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2022/23 | 64.7 | 18.6 | £42,531 | 13.3% | 4.4% | — |
| 2023/24 | 66.3 | 19.2 | £48,898 | 15.1% | 1.5% | 5.4 |
| 2024/25 | 69.3 | 18.5 | £52,202 | —% | 10.4% | — |
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 14.1% | 4.5% | 0.6% | 816 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 18.6% | 4.9% | 0.9% | 655 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 15.1% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 601 |
| 2016/17 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 13.6% | 4.1% | 1.5% | 544 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 13.8% | 4.0% | 1.3% | 603 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.5% | 3.7% | 1.1% | 704 |
| 2020/21 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 8.3% | 3.3% | 0.5% | 985 |
| 2021/22 | 7.1% | 7.1% | 0.0pp | 21.5% | 6.2% | 1.0% | 1,119 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.5pp | 24.3% | 6.8% | 1.5% | 1,234 |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% | +2.1pp | 21.9% | 6.7% | 2.0% | 1,317 |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% | +1.1pp | 17.1% | 4.5% | 2.8% | 1,312 |
26 April 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2017 | URN 116441 | Good |