Per-pupil income
£6,750.4
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.8%
of income
In-year balance
+3.3%
of income
No active flags for this school.
9 October 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,230
Capacity
1,139 (108%)
Free school meals
7.7%
English additional lang.
11.4%
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.
73.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.7
Mean salary
£52,367
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25 · 1,086 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 | £5.8m | 80.1% | +£137k | £1.0m | 14.2% | £5,694 |
| 2022/23 | £7.8m | £7.4m | £5.7m | 73.6% | +£418k | £873k | 11.2% | £6,154 |
| 2023/24 | £8.5m | £8.2m | £6.3m | 74.2% | +£277k | £583k | 6.8% | £6,750 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£966k
Premises
£548k
Other costs
£1.4m
5.2%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
7.3%
Premises (total)
1.3%
Supply staff
0.5%
Catering
1.0%
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 | —* | 58.7 | 90.7% | 77.1% | 74.8% | — | 214 |
* 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 | 73.3 | 17.3 | £45,072 | 15.8% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2021/22 | 68.9 | 18.6 | £45,433 | 21.8% | 0.0% | 1.6 |
| 2022/23 | 69.5 | 18.3 | £45,700 | 20.1% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2023/24 | 71.6 | 17.6 | £48,482 | 18.4% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2024/25 | 73.5 | 16.7 | £52,367 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 9.9% | 3.5% | 1.0% | 1,058 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.8% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 1,063 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 9.8% | 3.8% | 1.0% | 1,078 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 8.9% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 1,065 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 11.7% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 1,062 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 9.0% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 1,073 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 7.6% | 2.6% | 1.6% | 1,081 |
| 2021/22 | 7.1% | 7.1% | -0.1pp | 18.0% | 5.7% | 1.4% | 1,091 |
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% | -1.0pp | 14.1% | 4.6% | 1.2% | 1,089 |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% | -0.5pp | 13.5% | 5.0% | 1.1% | 1,082 |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% | -0.3pp | 13.7% | 4.8% | 1.1% | 1,086 |
9 October 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 May 2011 | URN 125309 | Outstanding |