Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,296.83
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.5%
of income
In-year balance
+0.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
19 January 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,557
Capacity
1,743 (89%)
Free school meals
19.8%
English additional lang.
15.5%
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.
89.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£50,262
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.9%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 1,428 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 | £8.5m | £8.3m | £6.3m | 74.4% | +£210k | £376k | 4.4% | £5,924 |
| 2022/23 | £9.0m | £9.2m | £6.7m | 74.0% | -£188k | £188k | 2.1% | £5,973 |
| 2023/24 | £10.4m | £9.9m | £7.3m | 70.1% | +£559k | £748k | 7.2% | £6,539 |
| 2024/25 | £11.4m | £11.3m | £8.4m | 74.3% | +£106k | £853k | 7.5% | £7,297 |
Teaching staff
£6.4m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£725k
Other costs
£2.1m
4.7%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
4.6%
ICT
8.1%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
1.2%
Catering
1.2%
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 | —* | 41.9 | 61.0% | 28.8% | 16.7% | — | 264 |
* 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 | 81.5 | 17.3 | £44,875 | 8.1% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2021/22 | 77.8 | 18.4 | £45,331 | 7.2% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2022/23 | 86.0 | 17.6 | £44,331 | 7.1% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2023/24 | 86.1 | 18.5 | £49,582 | 12.4% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2024/25 | 89.4 | 17.4 | £50,262 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.4% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 10.2% | 3.1% | 1.3% | 1,112 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 9.9% | 3.6% | 1.0% | 1,118 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 9.5% | 3.4% | 0.9% | 1,145 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 14.1% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 1,212 |
| 2017/18 | 6.6% | 4.8% | +1.9pp | 18.1% | 4.6% | 2.0% | 1,233 |
| 2018/19 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 18.8% | 4.7% | 2.2% | 1,184 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.2% | 3.8% | 1.4% | 1,271 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 30.3% | 6.9% | 2.2% | 1,299 |
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% | +3.3pp | 32.7% | 6.5% | 3.6% | 1,376 |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% | +3.7pp | 30.5% | 6.3% | 4.0% | 1,470 |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% | +2.6pp | 26.3% | 5.9% | 3.0% | 1,428 |
19 January 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 2013 | — | Requires improvement |