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Per-pupil income
£8,494.37
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
72.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
8.6%
of income
In-year balance
-3.0%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.0% of income.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding5 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,268
Capacity
1,375 (92%)
Free school meals
19.7%
English additional lang.
2.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in South East, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
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.
77.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£44,965
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 1,316 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE review threshold: 78% of income. | 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 | £9.5m | £9.1m | £6.3m | 67.1% | +£348k | £1.7m | 18.0% | £7,555 |
| 2022/23 | £9.2m | £9.4m | £6.7m | 73.0% | -£174k | £1.5m | 16.5% | £7,325 |
| 2023/24 | £9.5m | £9.8m | £7.1m | 74.4% | -£281k | £1.2m | 13.1% | £7,375 |
| 2024/25 | £10.8m | £11.1m | £7.8m | 72.5% | -£319k | £922k | 8.6% | £8,494 |
Teaching staff
£5.0m
Support staff
£2.0m
Premises
£1.2m
Other costs
£2.1m
4.2%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
2.6%
ICT
13.2%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
4.6%
Catering
2.5%
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 | —* | 47.8 | 73.9% | 45.6% | 18.1% | — | 226 |
* 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 | 74.6 | 17.0 | £39,717 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2021/22 | 77.1 | 16.2 | £41,577 | 16.4% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2022/23 | 76.2 | 16.6 | £40,867 | 19.4% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2023/24 | 74.5 | 17.2 | £44,332 | 14.7% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2024/25 | 77.8 | 16.3 | £44,965 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 12.9% | 4.0% | 1.2% | 1,128 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 14.4% | 3.7% | 1.5% | 1,149 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.0% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 1,226 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 14.7% | 4.2% | 1.6% | 1,296 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 16.1% | 4.3% | 2.0% | 1,312 |
| 2018/19 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 16.5% | 4.3% | 2.0% | 1,370 |
| 2020/21 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 12.0% | 3.3% | 1.4% | 1,332 |
| 2021/22 | 6.9% | 7.1% | -0.2pp | 19.2% | 5.0% | 1.9% | 1,293 |
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% | -0.0pp | 19.2% | 4.7% | 2.1% | 1,302 |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% | +0.1pp | 16.6% | 4.5% | 2.1% | 1,314 |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% | +0.1pp | 15.7% | 4.5% | 1.9% | 1,316 |
5 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 2011 | — | Good |