Per-pupil income
£7,897.33
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
62.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.1%
of income
In-year balance
+12.1%
of income
No active flags for this school.
29 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
697
Capacity
1,050 (66%)
Free school meals
19.5%
English additional lang.
2.6%
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.
41.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.9
Mean salary
£46,568
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25 · 706 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 | £1.1m | £1.4m | £790k | 73.1% | -£288k | -£188k | -17.4% | £8,718 |
| 2022/23 | £2.2m | £2.1m | £1.2m | 56.5% | +£58k | -£174k | -8.1% | £7,741 |
| 2023/24 | £3.8m | £3.4m | £2.4m | 62.9% | +£466k | £158k | 4.1% | £7,897 |
Teaching staff
£1.8m
Support staff
£425k
Premises
£230k
Other costs
£731k
4.0%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
7.5%
Premises (total)
0.3%
Supply staff
5.6%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 0 |
* 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 9.0 | 13.8 | £57,010 | 0.0% | 10.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 17.0 | 16.4 | £46,618 | 12.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 25.6 | 19.0 | £43,176 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2024/25 | 41.2 | 16.9 | £46,568 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 5.2% | 7.1% | -2.0pp | 10.5% | 4.7% | 0.5% | 124 |
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% | -2.1pp | 10.7% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 280 |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% | -1.3pp | 11.9% | 4.3% | 0.9% | 497 |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% | +0.2pp | 14.4% | 5.1% | 1.2% | 706 |
29 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good