Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,762.17
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
75.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
7.5%
of income
In-year balance
-1.2%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.9% of income.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.2% of income.
25 April 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,133
Capacity
1,140 (99%)
Free school meals
8.9%
English additional lang.
3.4%
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.
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.
77.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.5
Mean salary
£48,606
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
12.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25 · 1,151 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 | £7.2m | £6.9m | £5.4m | 74.8% | +£233k | £1.0m | 14.3% | £6,306 |
| 2022/23 | £7.6m | £7.6m | £5.6m | 73.4% | -£31k | £992k | 13.1% | £6,660 |
| 2023/24 | £8.1m | £8.4m | £5.9m | 72.6% | -£233k | £758k | 9.3% | £7,139 |
| 2024/25 | £8.8m | £8.9m | £6.6m | 75.5% | -£102k | £655k | 7.5% | £7,762 |
Teaching staff
£5.3m
Support staff
£726k
Premises
£553k
Other costs
£1.7m
3.9%
Admin staff
1.1%
Energy
1.7%
ICT
7.7%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
3.7%
Catering
2.2%
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 | —* | 54.1 | 79.7% | 59.9% | 35.2% | — | 227 |
* 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 | 69.9 | 16.2 | £43,843 | 9.3% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 76.9 | 14.8 | £43,211 | 13.4% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2022/23 | 75.6 | 15.1 | £43,906 | 23.9% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 74.2 | 15.4 | £45,412 | 11.3% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2024/25 | 77.9 | 14.5 | £48,606 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
12.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 9.3% | 3.8% | 0.4% | 1,102 |
| 2014/15 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 7.1% | 3.5% | 0.4% | 1,106 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 8.8% | 3.7% | 0.5% | 1,119 |
| 2016/17 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 8.8% | 3.5% | 0.6% | 1,106 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 9.2% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 1,107 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 8.8% | 3.5% | 0.8% | 1,110 |
| 2020/21 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 8.2% | 3.5% | 0.4% | 1,139 |
| 2021/22 | 7.7% | 7.1% | +0.6pp | 18.9% | 7.0% | 0.8% | 1,155 |
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% | +0.0pp | 14.5% | 5.8% | 1.0% | 1,159 |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% | -0.1pp | 13.7% | 5.4% | 1.1% | 1,157 |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% | -0.5pp | 12.9% | 4.4% | 1.3% | 1,151 |
25 April 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2009 | — | Outstanding |