Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,555.01
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
82.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
16.3%
of income
In-year balance
-1.9%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.2%.
Elevated: turnover 17.4%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.9% of income.
24 May 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,240
Capacity
878 (141%)
Free school meals
10.8%
English additional lang.
7.7%
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.
73.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.9
Mean salary
£49,271
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 1,069 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 | £6.6m | £6.4m | £5.2m | 79.0% | +£134k | £1.1m | 16.8% | £6,037 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £7.2m | £5.8m | 76.6% | +£353k | £1.5m | 19.3% | £6,535 |
| 2023/24 | £8.0m | £8.1m | £6.6m | 82.2% | -£152k | £1.3m | 16.3% | £6,555 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
Support staff
£722k
Premises
£454k
Other costs
£1.1m
8.9%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
2.3%
ICT
6.7%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
0.8%
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 | —* | 47.1 | 73.4% | 53.2% | 26.6% | — | 203 |
* 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 | 58.4 | 17.2 | £41,481 | 13.4% | 3.3% | 6.4 |
| 2021/22 | 67.3 | 16.1 | £41,422 | 14.5% | 2.9% | 7.4 |
| 2022/23 | 73.0 | 15.8 | £44,179 | 17.4% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 73.9 | 16.5 | £46,500 | 27.9% | 3.9% | 5.0 |
| 2024/25 | 73.3 | 16.9 | £49,271 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
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% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 758 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 12.7% | 4.3% | 1.0% | 751 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 10.4% | 3.7% | 1.1% | 761 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 11.2% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 756 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 14.2% | 3.7% | 1.7% | 790 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 10.9% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 798 |
| 2020/21 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 6.8% | 2.6% | 0.9% | 902 |
| 2021/22 | 8.0% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 24.2% | 6.0% | 2.0% | 964 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.5pp | 21.6% | 6.4% | 1.9% | 1,024 |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% | +2.0pp | 23.1% | 7.1% | 1.5% | 1,081 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 18.2% | 6.1% | 1.4% | 1,069 |
24 May 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 2014 | — | Requires improvement |