Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,378.49
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.2%
of income
In-year balance
+4.4%
of income
Elevated: turnover 15.4%.
17 January 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,190
Capacity
1,187 (100%)
Free school meals
8.3%
English additional lang.
22.9%
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.
70.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£49,612
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.
16.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 924 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 | £7.3m | £7.1m | £5.2m | 70.4% | +£227k | £233k | 3.2% | £6,146 |
| 2022/23 | £8.5m | £8.2m | £5.6m | 66.6% | +£281k | £234k | 2.8% | £7,021 |
| 2023/24 | £9.0m | £8.6m | £6.2m | 69.4% | +£399k | £197k | 2.2% | £7,378 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
Support staff
£586k
Premises
£645k
Other costs
£1.7m
6.5%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
8.5%
Premises (total)
1.3%
Supply staff
4.3%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 54.8 | 80.1% | 64.6% | 84.0% | — | 181 |
* 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 | 64.6 | 17.8 | £45,136 | 15.5% | 0.0% | 1.5 |
| 2021/22 | 63.5 | 18.8 | £43,835 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2022/23 | 65.3 | 18.5 | £47,523 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 68.3 | 17.8 | £52,763 | 15.4% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2024/25 | 70.2 | 17.0 | £49,612 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 13.2% | 4.4% | 1.2% | 809 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.0% | 4.1% | 0.6% | 815 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.8% | 3.6% | 0.6% | 814 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 9.2% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 817 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 10.3% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 842 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 11.0% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 857 |
| 2020/21 | 3.1% | 4.5% | -1.4pp | 7.1% | 2.4% | 0.7% | 906 |
| 2021/22 | 6.8% | 7.1% | -0.4pp | 17.4% | 5.2% | 1.5% | 927 |
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% | -0.3pp | 16.9% | 4.9% | 1.6% | 926 |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% | +1.0pp | 19.8% | 5.8% | 1.7% | 930 |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% | +0.7pp | 16.9% | 5.2% | 1.7% | 924 |
17 January 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2013 | — | Good |