Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£30,590.4
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
80.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.8%
of income
In-year balance
+2.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.6%.
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 12.4% to 9.8%.
Elevated: sickness 9.7 days.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.1%.
21 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
280
Free school meals
33.5%
English additional lang.
12.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–19
Compared against 30 similar other 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.
50.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
5.6
Mean salary
£45,168
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
9.8%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25 · 218 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 | £5.1m | £5.0m | £4.4m | 87.8% | +£57k | £465k | 9.2% | £24,661 |
| 2022/23 | £5.6m | £5.4m | £4.6m | 82.5% | +£235k | £700k | 12.4% | £25,813 |
| 2023/24 | £6.5m | £6.6m | £5.4m | 83.6% | -£60k | £639k | 9.8% | £26,768 |
| 2024/25 | £8.6m | £8.4m | £6.9m | 80.1% | +£200k | £839k | 9.8% | £30,590 |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
Support staff
£2.9m
Premises
£380k
Other costs
£1.1m
3.8%
Admin staff
1.2%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
3.9%
Premises (total)
4.5%
Supply staff
1.0%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 10 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 31.4 | 6.1 | £42,195 | 6.0% | 3.1% | 3.2 |
| 2021/22 | 34.7 | 5.9 | £44,724 | 10.9% | 0.0% | 9.7 |
| 2022/23 | 34.4 | 6.3 | £44,552 | 2.9% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2023/24 | 42.4 | 5.7 | £44,365 | 4.7% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2024/25 | 50.1 | 5.6 | £45,168 | —% | 2.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
9.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.1% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 4.4% | 3.6% | 0.5% | 91 |
| 2014/15 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 8.5% | 4.0% | 0.0% | 94 |
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 8.3% | 3.9% | 0.1% | 97 |
| 2016/17 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 11.5% | 4.4% | 0.0% | 96 |
| 2017/18 | 6.1% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 17.7% | 5.9% | 0.2% | 124 |
| 2018/19 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 16.1% | 6.5% | 0.1% | 143 |
| 2020/21 | 15.7% | 4.5% | +11.2pp | 65.1% | 15.1% | 0.6% | 152 |
| 2021/22 | 10.9% | 7.1% | +3.8pp | 28.7% | 8.8% | 2.1% | 167 |
| 2022/23 | 10.6% | 6.8% | +3.8pp | 31.5% | 9.9% | 0.8% | 178 |
| 2023/24 | 11.0% | 6.6% | +4.5pp | 36.9% | 10.4% | 0.6% | 195 |
| 2024/25 | 10.6% | 6.2% | +4.4pp | 30.7% | 9.8% | 0.8% | 218 |
21 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 2016 | — | Outstanding |