Per-pupil income
£8,393.44
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
61.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.4%
of income
In-year balance
+12.8%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding20 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
484
Capacity
900 (54%)
Free school meals
19.6%
English additional lang.
10.1%
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.
25.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.1
Mean salary
£51,212
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25 · 488 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | £1.2m | £1.2m | £818k | 68.1% | +£30k | -£27k | -2.3% | £9,685 |
| 2023/24 | £2.6m | £2.2m | £1.6m | 61.6% | +£328k | £164k | 6.4% | £8,393 |
Teaching staff
£1.1m
Support staff
£293k
Premises
£184k
Other costs
£470k
4.6%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
9.8%
Premises (total)
0.3%
Supply staff
2.0%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 0 |
* 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6 | 16.4 | £49,107 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 15.3 | 19.9 | £47,484 | 1.3% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2024/25 | 25.3 | 19.1 | £51,212 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% | -2.0pp | 10.4% | 4.5% | 0.4% | 125 |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% | -0.7pp | 14.6% | 5.1% | 0.7% | 308 |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% | +0.1pp | 16.0% | 5.3% | 0.9% | 488 |
20 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
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