Flags
5
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,519.65
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
80.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.2%
of income
In-year balance
-2.1%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.3%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 3.6%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.8%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.1% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 1.2%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good21 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
899
Capacity
905 (99%)
Free school meals
20.9%
English additional lang.
7.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
51.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.6
Mean salary
£49,079
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.6%
2024/25 · 718 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 | £4.6m | £5.1m | £3.7m | 79.1% | -£475k | £311k | 6.7% | £5,874 |
| 2022/23 | £4.8m | £4.9m | £3.9m | 80.4% | -£66k | £246k | 5.1% | £5,756 |
| 2023/24 | £5.4m | £5.5m | £4.3m | 79.3% | -£53k | £193k | 3.6% | £6,262 |
| 2024/25 | £5.9m | £6.0m | £4.7m | 80.8% | -£122k | £71k | 1.2% | £6,520 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
Support staff
£494k
Premises
£339k
Other costs
£907k
5.3%
Admin staff
0.9%
Energy
2.0%
ICT
4.3%
Premises (total)
0.3%
Supply staff
1.1%
Catering
3.0%
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 | —* | 65.4 | 97.4% | 93.0% | 71.9% | — | 114 |
* 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 | 44.3 | 17.3 | £42,826 | 7.7% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2021/22 | 48.6 | 16.3 | £43,852 | 9.5% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2022/23 | 45.8 | 18.2 | £44,285 | 15.3% | 4.2% | 3.4 |
| 2023/24 | 47.8 | 18.1 | £46,986 | 10.9% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2024/25 | 51.2 | 17.6 | £49,079 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.4pp | 6.2% | 3.5% | 0.5% | 617 |
| 2014/15 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 6.2% | 3.3% | 0.5% | 599 |
| 2015/16 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 4.8% | 3.0% | 0.4% | 606 |
| 2016/17 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 5.9% | 3.5% | 0.4% | 610 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 7.1% | 4.1% | 0.5% | 631 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 9.7% | 4.2% | 0.3% | 647 |
| 2020/21 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 10.9% | 4.1% | 0.3% | 649 |
| 2021/22 | 8.2% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 25.9% | 7.4% | 0.8% | 667 |
| 2022/23 | 7.0% | 6.8% | +0.1pp | 19.1% | 6.1% | 0.8% | 681 |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% | +0.0pp | 17.8% | 6.0% | 0.6% | 696 |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% | -0.3pp | 16.2% | 5.3% | 0.6% | 718 |
21 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 2016 | — | Good |