Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,555.83
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.3%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
2.5%
of income
In-year balance
+4.8%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
18 October 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 4
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
722
Capacity
990 (73%)
Free school meals
48.1%
English additional lang.
4.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
55.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
12.9
Mean salary
£49,402
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.8%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25 · 751 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 | £6.6m | £6.7m | £5.3m | 80.5% | -£74k | £685k | 10.3% | £7,795 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £7.7m | £6.3m | 83.8% | -£222k | £525k | 7.0% | £9,271 |
| 2023/24 | £7.8m | £7.4m | £5.9m | 75.3% | +£370k | £198k | 2.5% | £9,556 |
Teaching staff
£3.8m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£305k
Other costs
£1.2m
6.4%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
5.4%
Premises (total)
4.2%
Supply staff
2.1%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | 30.4 | 27.8% | 8.3% | 0.8% | — | 133 |
* 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 | 70.3 | 11.8 | £38,936 | 16.2% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2021/22 | 70.0 | 12.2 | £40,199 | 22.3% | 0.0% | 13.3 |
| 2022/23 | 69.1 | 11.7 | £40,442 | 39.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 53.4 | 15.3 | £39,533 | 28.8% | 3.6% | 12.8 |
| 2024/25 | 55.8 | 12.9 | £49,402 | —% | 1.8% | — |
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.6pp | 18.3% | 4.1% | 1.9% | 558 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 16.4% | 3.6% | 2.0% | 547 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 19.1% | 3.8% | 2.0% | 588 |
| 2016/17 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 20.1% | 4.0% | 2.6% | 617 |
| 2017/18 | 8.0% | 4.8% | +3.3pp | 25.3% | 5.0% | 3.1% | 677 |
| 2018/19 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 21.0% | 4.9% | 2.0% | 701 |
| 2020/21 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 23.4% | 4.9% | 1.7% | 774 |
| 2021/22 | 11.2% | 7.1% | +4.0pp | 41.0% | 7.7% | 3.5% | 787 |
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% | +3.6pp | 39.0% | 7.8% | 2.5% | 744 |
| 2023/24 | 11.8% | 6.6% | +5.2pp | 39.4% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 785 |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% | +1.9pp | 28.0% | 4.3% | 3.8% | 751 |
18 October 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 4
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2019 | URN 136175 | Requires improvement |