Flags
4
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,585.49
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.0%
of income
In-year balance
-1.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.7% of income.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.9%.
18 June 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
391
Capacity
375 (104%)
Free school meals
28.4%
English additional lang.
1.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
24.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.9
Mean salary
£50,079
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.9%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
39.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.7%
Unauthorised absence
6.1%
2024/25 · 427 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 | £2.8m | £2.8m | £2.1m | 74.4% | -£43k | £397k | 14.4% | £7,593 |
| 2022/23 | £3.1m | £3.2m | £2.3m | 73.6% | -£114k | £283k | 9.2% | £8,288 |
| 2023/24 | £3.3m | £3.4m | £2.5m | 74.8% | -£56k | £265k | 8.0% | £8,585 |
Teaching staff
£1.8m
Support staff
£434k
Premises
£193k
Other costs
£697k
5.7%
Admin staff
1.1%
Energy
2.2%
ICT
3.7%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
5.5%
Catering
2.4%
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 | —* | 36.3 | 47.8% | 30.4% | 37.7% | — | 69 |
* 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 | 25.8 | 14.8 | £39,969 | 26.4% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 26.6 | 13.7 | £42,166 | 28.6% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2022/23 | 28.4 | 13.1 | £43,848 | 17.6% | 0.0% | 10.6 |
| 2023/24 | 27.2 | 14.2 | £46,703 | 20.6% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2024/25 | 24.6 | 15.9 | £50,079 | —% | 3.9% | — |
Overall absence
12.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
39.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.7% | 4.4% | +2.3pp | 19.8% | 5.9% | 0.8% | 81 |
| 2014/15 | 8.0% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 27.2% | 6.3% | 1.7% | 147 |
| 2015/16 | 7.4% | 4.5% | +2.9pp | 24.9% | 6.0% | 1.4% | 205 |
| 2016/17 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 21.0% | 5.6% | 1.2% | 262 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 12.9% | 3.4% | 1.9% | 334 |
| 2018/19 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 18.5% | 4.3% | 1.8% | 373 |
| 2020/21 | 10.6% | 4.5% | +6.1pp | 40.0% | 7.6% | 3.0% | 398 |
| 2021/22 | 9.6% | 7.1% | +2.4pp | 30.0% | 6.0% | 3.5% | 403 |
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% | +2.1pp | 28.7% | 5.6% | 3.4% | 397 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% | +2.8pp | 29.4% | 5.2% | 4.1% | 419 |
| 2024/25 | 12.8% | 6.2% | +6.6pp | 39.6% | 6.7% | 6.1% | 427 |
18 June 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 2015 | — | Good |