Per-pupil income
£6,925.85
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+6.7%
of income
No active flags for this school.
3 December 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,503
Capacity
1,522 (99%)
Free school meals
9.3%
English additional lang.
4.6%
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.
84.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.8
Mean salary
£55,058
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 1,197 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 | £9.1m | £8.4m | £7.1m | 78.6% | +£693k | £2.1m | 23.6% | £6,036 |
| 2022/23 | £9.6m | £9.5m | £7.7m | 79.7% | +£83k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,314 |
| 2023/24 | £10.7m | £10.0m | £7.6m | 70.9% | +£718k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,926 |
Teaching staff
£6.0m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£242k
Other costs
£2.2m
3.5%
Admin staff
3.7%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
7.4%
Premises (total)
0.3%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
1.7%
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 | —* | 57.1 | 84.6% | 66.3% | 30.8% | — | 240 |
* 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 | 90.3 | 17.2 | £42,938 | 14.8% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 90.8 | 16.6 | £41,698 | 18.2% | 2.2% | 1.7 |
| 2022/23 | 91.8 | 16.6 | £43,907 | 16.8% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2023/24 | 88.5 | 17.5 | £46,499 | 6.8% | 1.1% | 4.5 |
| 2024/25 | 84.3 | 17.8 | £55,058 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 10.8% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 1,225 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.6% | 4.8% | 0.6% | 1,219 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.3% | 4.9% | 0.6% | 1,235 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 13.5% | 4.7% | 0.8% | 1,246 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 12.0% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 1,242 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 11.8% | 4.3% | 1.0% | 1,230 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.1% | 3.4% | 0.8% | 1,217 |
| 2021/22 | 8.5% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 25.7% | 7.0% | 1.5% | 1,201 |
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% | +0.4pp | 20.4% | 5.6% | 1.6% | 1,227 |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% | +0.3pp | 17.7% | 5.4% | 1.5% | 1,234 |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 16.9% | 4.7% | 1.9% | 1,197 |
3 December 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 2009 | URN 125247 | Outstanding |