Flags
4
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,371.28
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
78.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.2%
of income
In-year balance
-1.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.9%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.6% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 0.2%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good11 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,805
Capacity
1,800 (100%)
Free school meals
12.2%
English additional lang.
4.0%
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.
110.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£49,158
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 1,847 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 | £10.7m | £10.8m | £8.2m | 76.4% | -£44k | £709k | 6.6% | £5,996 |
| 2022/23 | £11.4m | £11.7m | £9.0m | 78.5% | -£247k | £463k | 4.0% | £6,372 |
| 2023/24 | £12.2m | £12.4m | £9.5m | 78.0% | -£224k | £239k | 2.0% | £6,719 |
| 2024/25 | £13.3m | £13.5m | £10.5m | 78.9% | -£209k | £30k | 0.2% | £7,371 |
Teaching staff
£7.9m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£775k
Other costs
£2.2m
7.0%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
3.1%
ICT
7.5%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
0.7%
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 | —* | 50.8 | 74.9% | 53.9% | 29.1% | — | 358 |
* 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 | 108.8 | 16.5 | £42,441 | 8.4% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2021/22 | 109.1 | 16.4 | £44,193 | 4.1% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2022/23 | 116.8 | 15.3 | £43,583 | 12.0% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2023/24 | 111.7 | 16.2 | £45,878 | 3.9% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2024/25 | 110.8 | 16.3 | £49,158 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 10.8% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 1,671 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.6% | 3.6% | 1.1% | 1,694 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.4% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 1,725 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 10.5% | 3.6% | 1.0% | 1,738 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 13.1% | 4.3% | 1.2% | 1,745 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 14.5% | 4.7% | 1.3% | 1,802 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 10.1% | 3.8% | 0.5% | 1,812 |
| 2021/22 | 10.0% | 7.1% | +2.9pp | 36.6% | 8.7% | 1.3% | 1,820 |
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% | +2.0pp | 23.8% | 7.3% | 1.5% | 1,819 |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% | +2.1pp | 22.9% | 7.1% | 1.5% | 1,853 |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% | +1.9pp | 20.5% | 6.3% | 1.8% | 1,847 |
11 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 2010 | — | Good |