Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,455.48
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
22.0%
of income
In-year balance
+3.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 22.0%.
14 September 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,271
Capacity
1,150 (111%)
Free school meals
4.7%
English additional lang.
20.0%
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.
66.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.1
Mean salary
£49,648
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.7%
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
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
2024/25 · 927 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 | £6.8m | £6.5m | £5.0m | 73.0% | +£357k | £1.0m | 15.2% | £5,660 |
| 2022/23 | £7.6m | £7.1m | £5.4m | 70.4% | +£468k | £1.5m | 19.8% | £6,224 |
| 2023/24 | £8.1m | £7.8m | £6.0m | 74.0% | +£308k | £1.8m | 22.0% | £6,455 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
Support staff
£922k
Premises
£404k
Other costs
£1.4m
6.2%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
5.6%
Premises (total)
1.2%
Supply staff
0.3%
Catering
1.6%
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 | —* | 72.3 | 99.4% | 97.8% | 71.9% | — | 178 |
* 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 | 60.2 | 19.2 | £41,192 | 8.8% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 61.4 | 19.7 | £41,080 | 21.8% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2022/23 | 64.0 | 19.1 | £43,253 | 18.8% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 66.8 | 18.8 | £44,231 | 22.0% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2024/25 | 66.5 | 19.1 | £49,648 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.2pp | 7.7% | 4.4% | 0.2% | 778 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 8.5% | 5.0% | 0.1% | 744 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 11.3% | 5.4% | 0.1% | 759 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 10.6% | 5.2% | 0.2% | 767 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 11.4% | 5.3% | 0.2% | 771 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 10.3% | 4.8% | 0.2% | 797 |
| 2020/21 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 5.7% | 3.1% | 0.4% | 872 |
| 2021/22 | 6.7% | 7.1% | -0.5pp | 18.3% | 6.2% | 0.4% | 901 |
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% | -1.7pp | 10.8% | 4.7% | 0.4% | 914 |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% | -1.3pp | 13.9% | 4.8% | 0.5% | 921 |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% | -0.5pp | 23.0% | 5.3% | 0.5% | 927 |
14 September 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2008 | URN 110485 | Outstanding |