Per-pupil income
£7,940.18
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.6%
of income
In-year balance
+2.2%
of income
No active flags for this school.
3 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,381
Capacity
1,113 (124%)
Free school meals
6.1%
English additional lang.
6.4%
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.
81.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£56,634
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 1,126 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 | £8.9m | £8.9m | £6.9m | 76.8% | +£15k | £298k | 3.3% | £6,300 |
| 2022/23 | £9.7m | £9.5m | £7.0m | 71.7% | +£253k | £302k | 3.1% | £7,051 |
| 2023/24 | £10.8m | £10.5m | £7.8m | 72.5% | +£233k | £285k | 2.6% | £7,940 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£501k
Other costs
£2.2m
7.2%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
4.6%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
5.1%
Catering
0.6%
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 | —* | 64.5 | 89.0% | 81.2% | 32.6% | — | 218 |
* 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 | 77.4 | 18.1 | £45,362 | 11.4% | 0.0% | 1.8 |
| 2021/22 | 79.6 | 17.8 | £45,187 | 10.6% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2022/23 | 78.3 | 17.6 | £47,701 | 10.5% | 1.3% | 3.1 |
| 2023/24 | 86.1 | 15.7 | £50,874 | 12.1% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2024/25 | 81.3 | 17.0 | £56,634 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 11.3% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 1,066 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.1% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 1,071 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.6% | 4.2% | 0.7% | 1,076 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 10.7% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 1,092 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 11.7% | 4.3% | 0.7% | 1,104 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 9.4% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 1,122 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 9.1% | 3.8% | 0.8% | 1,122 |
| 2021/22 | 7.5% | 7.1% | +0.4pp | 20.3% | 5.8% | 1.7% | 1,135 |
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% | -0.2pp | 17.1% | 5.2% | 1.4% | 1,120 |
| 2023/24 | 7.0% | 6.6% | +0.4pp | 15.4% | 5.2% | 1.8% | 1,112 |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% | -0.0pp | 14.1% | 4.7% | 1.4% | 1,126 |
3 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Sept 2011 | URN 125316 | Outstanding |