Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,056.65
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.9%
of income
In-year balance
+3.0%
of income
Elevated: turnover 17.5%.
10 July 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
998
Capacity
900 (111%)
Free school meals
26.7%
English additional lang.
10.0%
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.
63.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.7
Mean salary
£48,335
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25 · 1,032 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 | £6.3m | £6.2m | £4.9m | 76.9% | +£142k | £326k | 5.2% | £6,472 |
| 2022/23 | £7.0m | £7.0m | £5.3m | 75.8% | +£50k | £376k | 5.3% | £7,180 |
| 2023/24 | £7.5m | £7.2m | £5.6m | 75.3% | +£258k | £635k | 8.5% | £7,586 |
| 2024/25 | £8.0m | £7.8m | £6.0m | 74.0% | +£241k | £876k | 10.9% | £8,057 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
Support staff
£797k
Premises
£510k
Other costs
£1.3m
6.1%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
2.0%
ICT
8.1%
Premises (total)
1.3%
Supply staff
3.9%
Catering
2.1%
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 | —* | 44.4 | 59.9% | 36.9% | 34.2% | — | 187 |
* 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 | 61.3 | 15.5 | £44,593 | 4.9% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2021/22 | 69.5 | 14.1 | £44,183 | 10.8% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2022/23 | 69.0 | 14.2 | £44,940 | 13.0% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2023/24 | 66.2 | 14.9 | £46,250 | 17.5% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2024/25 | 63.6 | 15.7 | £48,335 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 13.3% | 3.6% | 1.8% | 878 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 13.1% | 3.4% | 2.0% | 886 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.7% | 3.1% | 1.8% | 903 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 11.4% | 3.2% | 2.1% | 904 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 12.7% | 3.3% | 2.1% | 930 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 9.9% | 2.6% | 1.6% | 941 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.4% | 4.0% | 1.8% | 967 |
| 2021/22 | 8.6% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 24.9% | 5.3% | 3.3% | 994 |
| 2022/23 | 8.0% | 6.8% | +1.2pp | 23.4% | 4.2% | 3.8% | 1,003 |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% | +1.3pp | 23.2% | 4.3% | 3.6% | 1,006 |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% | +1.5pp | 21.2% | 4.5% | 3.2% | 1,032 |
10 July 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov 2009 | — | Good |