Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,706.85
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
83.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.0%
of income
In-year balance
-2.9%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.8%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good4 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
872
Capacity
885 (99%)
Free school meals
18.3%
English additional lang.
10.8%
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.
53.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£47,333
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
2024/25 · 682 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 | £5.2m | £5.2m | £4.1m | 78.0% | +£21k | £392k | 7.5% | £5,722 |
| 2022/23 | £5.4m | £5.5m | £4.4m | 80.5% | -£67k | £324k | 6.0% | £6,174 |
| 2023/24 | £5.8m | £5.7m | £4.6m | 79.8% | +£23k | £347k | 6.0% | £6,583 |
| 2024/25 | £5.8m | £6.0m | £4.9m | 83.2% | -£169k | £178k | 3.0% | £6,707 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
Support staff
£489k
Premises
£286k
Other costs
£868k
6.0%
Admin staff
1.5%
Energy
1.6%
ICT
5.4%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
1.1%
Catering
1.5%
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 | —* | 59.9 | 93.2% | 75.2% | 84.2% | — | 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 | 53.7 | 17.0 | £42,999 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2021/22 | 56.8 | 16.0 | £41,941 | 12.7% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2022/23 | 58.1 | 15.2 | £41,786 | 10.3% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2023/24 | 57.8 | 15.1 | £43,915 | 22.9% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2024/25 | 53.7 | 16.2 | £47,333 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.7% | 4.4% | -0.7pp | 4.8% | 3.5% | 0.2% | 608 |
| 2014/15 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 8.9% | 3.7% | 0.3% | 620 |
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 6.9% | 3.6% | 0.4% | 638 |
| 2016/17 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 7.5% | 3.6% | 0.5% | 658 |
| 2017/18 | 4.4% | 4.8% | -0.4pp | 8.6% | 3.9% | 0.5% | 664 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 12.8% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 680 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 19.7% | 4.8% | 0.4% | 694 |
| 2021/22 | 8.7% | 7.1% | +1.5pp | 30.8% | 7.8% | 0.8% | 692 |
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% | +1.0pp | 23.7% | 6.6% | 1.2% | 684 |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% | +1.1pp | 22.6% | 6.8% | 0.8% | 674 |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% | +0.7pp | 19.6% | 6.2% | 0.7% | 682 |
4 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 2013 | — | Outstanding |