Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,414.8
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
68.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
3.0%
of income
In-year balance
+1.4%
of income
Reserves fell from 4.7% to 1.7% over 3 years
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 1.7%.
Elevated: turnover 18.9%.
27 June 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
1,005
Capacity
1,015 (99%)
Free school meals
15.9%
English additional lang.
9.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in South East, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
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.
56.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£47,965
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.8%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 1,026 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE review threshold: 78% of income. | 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 | £7.2m | £7.2m | £4.9m | 68.3% | +£1k | £339k | 4.7% | £6,829 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £7.7m | £5.1m | 67.9% | -£131k | £209k | 2.8% | £7,127 |
| 2023/24 | £7.9m | £8.0m | £5.5m | 69.4% | -£76k | £136k | 1.7% | £7,515 |
| 2024/25 | £8.5m | £8.3m | £5.8m | 68.8% | +£119k | £255k | 3.0% | £8,415 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
Support staff
£815k
Premises
£456k
Other costs
£2.1m
5.6%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
1.2%
ICT
7.6%
Premises (total)
3.9%
Supply staff
3.5%
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 | —* | 50.5 | 73.2% | 54.6% | 38.5% | — | 205 |
* 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 | 60.6 | 16.8 | £39,793 | 7.3% | 1.6% | 1.6 |
| 2021/22 | 61.7 | 17.2 | £41,627 | 7.1% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2022/23 | 63.3 | 16.7 | £41,562 | 17.2% | 1.6% | 8.2 |
| 2023/24 | 61.0 | 17.2 | £45,756 | 18.9% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2024/25 | 56.1 | 17.9 | £47,965 | —% | 1.8% | — |
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.7% | 4.4% | +2.3pp | 15.6% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 1,019 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.4% | 3.8% | 1.3% | 1,019 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.3% | 3.8% | 1.0% | 994 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.5% | 4.3% | 1.1% | 928 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 15.8% | 4.5% | 1.5% | 937 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 12.6% | 3.6% | 2.0% | 950 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 10.0% | 3.3% | 0.9% | 1,043 |
| 2021/22 | 7.6% | 7.1% | +0.5pp | 19.3% | 5.5% | 2.1% | 1,083 |
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% | -0.0pp | 15.6% | 4.8% | 2.0% | 1,069 |
| 2023/24 | 7.0% | 6.6% | +0.5pp | 17.0% | 4.7% | 2.3% | 1,068 |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% | +0.4pp | 17.4% | 4.7% | 1.9% | 1,026 |
27 June 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2010 | — | Outstanding |