Flags
4
4 high
Per-pupil income
£9,845.74
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+12.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.6%.
Elevated: turnover 43.6%, sickness 11.3 days.
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate4 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
534
Capacity
700 (76%)
Free school meals
60.1%
English additional lang.
5.2%
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.
26.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.4
Mean salary
£43,983
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.8%
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25 · 575 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 | £4.7m | £3.5m | £2.9m | 60.8% | +£1.2m | £207k | 4.4% | £8,301 |
| 2022/23 | £5.0m | £4.4m | £3.5m | 70.0% | +£675k | £184k | 3.7% | £8,873 |
| 2023/24 | £5.4m | £4.7m | £3.9m | 71.1% | +£680k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,846 |
Teaching staff
£2.4m
Support staff
£931k
Premises
£383k
Other costs
£504k
5.7%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
-0.1%
ICT
6.0%
Premises (total)
4.5%
Supply staff
2.3%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 32.7 | 36.0% | 18.9% | 13.5% | — | 111 |
* 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 | 36.2 | 15.4 | £34,128 | 33.1% | 0.0% | 0.3 |
| 2021/22 | 37.2 | 15.2 | £36,434 | 20.4% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 35.2 | 16.1 | £41,147 | 38.6% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2023/24 | 40.4 | 13.6 | £42,693 | 43.6% | 0.0% | 11.3 |
| 2024/25 | 26.2 | 20.4 | £43,983 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.5% | 4.4% | +2.1pp | 19.8% | 3.6% | 2.9% | 410 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 18.9% | 3.2% | 2.8% | 360 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 15.8% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 347 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 17.1% | 3.2% | 2.3% | 356 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.1pp | 17.9% | 4.0% | 2.8% | 396 |
| 2018/19 | 7.4% | 4.6% | +2.8pp | 21.9% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 433 |
| 2020/21 | 11.7% | 4.5% | +7.2pp | 33.7% | 6.9% | 4.7% | 567 |
| 2021/22 | 13.6% | 7.1% | +6.4pp | 42.7% | 8.5% | 5.1% | 599 |
| 2022/23 | 15.5% | 6.8% | +8.7pp | 47.1% | 7.7% | 7.8% | 609 |
| 2023/24 | 15.6% | 6.6% | +9.1pp | 46.6% | 7.0% | 8.7% | 611 |
| 2024/25 | 10.7% | 6.2% | +4.5pp | 31.8% | 6.8% | 4.0% | 575 |
4 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
InadequateFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 2015 | — | Good |