Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£4,973.3
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+3.5%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 20.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good7 January 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
2,003
Capacity
2,128 (94%)
Free school meals
22.5%
English additional lang.
5.9%
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.
140.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.3
Mean salary
£48,713
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.7%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 1,759 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 | £12.9m | £11.6m | £9.5m | 73.8% | +£1.3m | £543k | 4.2% | £5,930 |
| 2022/23 | £14.4m | £13.8m | £10.7m | 74.2% | +£642k | £52k | 0.4% | £6,740 |
| 2023/24 | £10.2m | £9.9m | £7.6m | 74.0% | +£361k | £0 | 0.0% | £4,973 |
Teaching staff
£5.9m
Support staff
£894k
Premises
£442k
Other costs
£1.9m
4.1%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
6.8%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
3.1%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 43.8 | 59.6% | 40.7% | 20.9% | — | 344 |
* 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 | 150.8 | 14.6 | £38,576 | 8.7% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2021/22 | 148.3 | 14.7 | £39,357 | 15.6% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2022/23 | 155.1 | 13.8 | £40,372 | 20.0% | 1.9% | 4.1 |
| 2023/24 | 154.6 | 13.3 | £43,742 | 20.9% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2024/25 | 140.5 | 14.3 | £48,713 | —% | 0.7% | — |
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 14.4% | 4.7% | 0.9% | 1,769 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.8% | 4.7% | 0.8% | 1,772 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.1% | 4.8% | 0.7% | 1,762 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 16.5% | 4.7% | 1.3% | 1,771 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 13.9% | 4.1% | 1.6% | 1,776 |
| 2018/19 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 16.2% | 4.5% | 1.6% | 1,758 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 14.4% | 3.9% | 1.4% | 1,759 |
| 2021/22 | 10.3% | 7.1% | +3.2pp | 31.9% | 7.7% | 2.6% | 1,752 |
| 2022/23 | 11.0% | 6.8% | +4.2pp | 32.8% | 7.2% | 3.9% | 1,763 |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% | +3.4pp | 26.5% | 6.3% | 3.7% | 1,779 |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% | +3.1pp | 24.8% | 6.3% | 3.0% | 1,759 |
7 January 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 2022 | — | Requires improvement |