Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,634.46
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.3%
of income
In-year balance
-2.3%
of income
Elevated: turnover 17.6%, vacancy rate 3.3%.
Elevated: turnover 20.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.3% of income.
11 December 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
1,544
Capacity
1,340 (115%)
Free school meals
15.7%
English additional lang.
6.5%
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.
88.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.5
Mean salary
£47,625
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25 · 1,207 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 | £8.2m | £8.1m | £6.2m | 76.0% | +£105k | £1.1m | 13.6% | £5,759 |
| 2022/23 | £9.1m | £9.1m | £6.8m | 74.8% | -£34k | £1.1m | 11.9% | £6,078 |
| 2023/24 | £10.2m | £10.4m | £7.8m | 76.3% | -£234k | £845k | 8.3% | £6,634 |
Teaching staff
£5.7m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£683k
Other costs
£2.0m
5.9%
Admin staff
1.3%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
6.1%
Premises (total)
0.6%
Supply staff
0.8%
Catering
3.4%
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 | —* | 48.0 | 73.8% | 51.6% | 8.4% | — | 225 |
* 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 | 73.2 | 18.8 | £42,063 | 9.3% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 77.1 | 18.4 | £42,198 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2022/23 | 83.7 | 17.9 | £41,419 | 20.6% | 1.2% | 2.9 |
| 2023/24 | 87.0 | 17.6 | £44,454 | 17.6% | 3.3% | 3.8 |
| 2024/25 | 88.3 | 17.5 | £47,625 | —% | 1.1% | — |
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 15.0% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 1,054 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.4% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 1,005 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 8.7% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 970 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 12.6% | 3.8% | 1.9% | 956 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 12.0% | 4.0% | 1.2% | 932 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 13.3% | 4.5% | 1.7% | 968 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 12.1% | 3.5% | 1.2% | 1,087 |
| 2021/22 | 10.8% | 7.1% | +3.7pp | 37.7% | 8.1% | 2.8% | 1,127 |
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% | +3.7pp | 33.0% | 6.8% | 3.7% | 1,215 |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% | +2.6pp | 27.4% | 5.4% | 3.7% | 1,204 |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% | +3.5pp | 27.7% | 5.4% | 4.3% | 1,207 |
11 December 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 2010 | URN 118922 | Outstanding |