Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,936.17
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.2%
of income
In-year balance
+5.7%
of income
Elevated: turnover 32.6%, vacancy rate 4.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good13 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
856
Capacity
990 (86%)
Free school meals
24.1%
English additional lang.
22.4%
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.
61.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.0
Mean salary
£45,117
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25 · 797 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 | £4.9m | £5.2m | £4.3m | 88.3% | -£345k | £1.1m | 21.7% | £6,834 |
| 2022/23 | £5.3m | £4.6m | £3.4m | 63.4% | +£743k | £605k | 11.4% | £7,145 |
| 2023/24 | £6.3m | £6.0m | £4.5m | 70.7% | +£363k | £201k | 3.2% | £7,936 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
Support staff
£725k
Premises
£527k
Other costs
£971k
6.8%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
6.9%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
2.3%
Catering
1.3%
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 | —* | 46.9 | 66.7% | 42.9% | 40.1% | — | 147 |
* 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 | 47.9 | 14.4 | £39,180 | 20.5% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2021/22 | 49.1 | 14.6 | £37,926 | 30.6% | 5.8% | 5.0 |
| 2022/23 | 53.1 | 14.0 | £39,805 | 18.8% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2023/24 | 58.3 | 13.7 | £44,349 | 32.6% | 4.9% | 3.7 |
| 2024/25 | 61.0 | 14.0 | £45,117 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 17.0% | 4.4% | 0.9% | 100 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 15.2% | 4.8% | 0.6% | 237 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 15.7% | 4.5% | 0.6% | 369 |
| 2018/19 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 19.4% | 4.8% | 1.3% | 525 |
| 2020/21 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 16.4% | 4.3% | 1.6% | 702 |
| 2021/22 | 9.4% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 30.0% | 6.3% | 3.1% | 734 |
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% | +2.0pp | 27.0% | 4.7% | 4.0% | 779 |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% | +3.1pp | 27.8% | 5.8% | 3.8% | 801 |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% | +2.1pp | 23.0% | 5.6% | 2.8% | 797 |
13 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2018 | — | Outstanding |