Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£4,620.44
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
102.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
26.3%
of income
In-year balance
-26.5%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 102.8%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 26.5% of income.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding14 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,543
Capacity
1,227 (126%)
Free school meals
7.9%
English additional lang.
29.5%
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.
88.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£48,779
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
9.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.1%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
2024/25 · 1,101 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 | £8.3m | £7.8m | £6.0m | 71.5% | +£571k | £2.7m | 32.1% | £5,442 |
| 2022/23 | £9.2m | £8.2m | £6.4m | 70.2% | +£1.0m | £3.8m | 41.4% | £5,944 |
| 2023/24 | £7.1m | £9.0m | £7.3m | 102.8% | -£1.9m | £1.9m | 26.3% | £4,620 |
Teaching staff
£5.7m
Support staff
£791k
Premises
£481k
Other costs
£1.2m
8.5%
Admin staff
1.3%
Energy
3.2%
ICT
8.0%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
0.6%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 70.8 | 99.5% | 95.3% | 95.8% | — | 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 | 81.5 | 18.6 | £43,143 | 8.2% | 0.0% | 1.4 |
| 2021/22 | 81.0 | 18.9 | £42,103 | 8.9% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2022/23 | 82.2 | 18.8 | £42,048 | 9.3% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 84.7 | 18.1 | £44,465 | 11.7% | 1.2% | 5.6 |
| 2024/25 | 88.9 | 17.4 | £48,779 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
9.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.4pp | 7.1% | 3.7% | 0.3% | 938 |
| 2014/15 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 7.3% | 3.8% | 0.3% | 918 |
| 2015/16 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 4.9% | 3.2% | 0.2% | 973 |
| 2016/17 | 3.6% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 4.9% | 3.2% | 0.4% | 988 |
| 2017/18 | 3.8% | 4.8% | -0.9pp | 3.9% | 3.3% | 0.5% | 1,004 |
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 6.1% | 3.6% | 0.4% | 1,043 |
| 2020/21 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 14.7% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 1,065 |
| 2021/22 | 7.3% | 7.1% | +0.2pp | 21.2% | 6.5% | 0.8% | 1,086 |
| 2022/23 | 6.0% | 6.8% | -0.8pp | 15.1% | 5.2% | 0.8% | 1,103 |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% | -1.0pp | 12.7% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 1,093 |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% | -1.4pp | 9.6% | 4.1% | 0.7% | 1,101 |
14 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2013 | — | Outstanding |