Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£9,200.41
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
85.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-5.4%
of income
In-year balance
-1.8%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 85.4%.
Elevated: turnover 15.6%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.8% of income.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding15 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
981
Capacity
790 (124%)
Free school meals
2.9%
English additional lang.
15.0%
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.
73.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.3
Mean salary
£55,974
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
8.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
2024/25 · 443 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 | £6.0m | £7.6m | £6.1m | 101.9% | -£1.5m | £182k | 3.0% | £6,415 |
| 2022/23 | £8.4m | £8.9m | £6.9m | 82.1% | -£509k | -£329k | -3.9% | £8,865 |
| 2023/24 | £9.0m | £9.2m | £7.7m | 85.4% | -£158k | -£486k | -5.4% | £9,200 |
Teaching staff
£7.2m
Support staff
£0
Premises
£272k
Other costs
£1.2m
4.0%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
6.7%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
0.2%
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 | —* | 63.6 | 89.8% | 76.4% | 72.4% | — | 127 |
* 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 | 70.8 | 13.0 | £46,362 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2021/22 | 72.3 | 13.0 | £47,204 | 14.9% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2022/23 | 71.8 | 13.2 | £48,448 | 15.6% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 72.6 | 13.5 | £51,419 | 15.2% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2024/25 | 73.8 | 13.3 | £55,974 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
8.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.0% | 4.4% | -1.4pp | 4.1% | 2.8% | 0.1% | 418 |
| 2014/15 | 2.9% | 4.5% | -1.6pp | 4.4% | 2.8% | 0.1% | 412 |
| 2015/16 | 2.7% | 4.5% | -1.7pp | 3.1% | 2.7% | 0.1% | 418 |
| 2016/17 | 3.1% | 4.6% | -1.5pp | 4.9% | 3.0% | 0.1% | 425 |
| 2017/18 | 4.1% | 4.8% | -0.6pp | 8.0% | 3.9% | 0.2% | 437 |
| 2018/19 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 9.6% | 4.3% | 0.3% | 450 |
| 2020/21 | 2.3% | 4.5% | -2.2pp | 5.4% | 2.0% | 0.3% | 442 |
| 2021/22 | 4.0% | 7.1% | -3.1pp | 9.5% | 3.5% | 0.6% | 443 |
| 2022/23 | 5.0% | 6.8% | -1.8pp | 9.5% | 4.5% | 0.4% | 441 |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% | -2.2pp | 8.8% | 4.0% | 0.4% | 444 |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% | -1.6pp | 8.6% | 4.0% | 0.7% | 443 |
15 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 2014 | — | Outstanding |