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Per-pupil income
£7,844.36
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.2%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
8.2%
of income
In-year balance
-4.9%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.9% of income.
23 January 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,780
Capacity
1,800 (99%)
Free school meals
17.6%
English additional lang.
15.2%
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.
113.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.7
Mean salary
£46,743
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.7%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 1,795 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 | £11.6m | £11.4m | £8.6m | 74.2% | +£233k | £1.8m | 15.8% | £6,536 |
| 2022/23 | £12.4m | £12.5m | £9.1m | 73.8% | -£82k | £1.8m | 14.2% | £6,894 |
| 2023/24 | £13.0m | £12.9m | £9.5m | 72.8% | +£81k | £1.8m | 14.1% | £7,263 |
| 2024/25 | £14.0m | £14.7m | £10.4m | 74.2% | -£687k | £1.1m | 8.2% | £7,844 |
Teaching staff
£7.3m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£1.2m
Other costs
£3.1m
6.5%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
3.6%
ICT
11.2%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
3.6%
Catering
2.6%
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 | —* | 57.8 | 78.3% | 65.1% | 54.1% | — | 355 |
* 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 | 104.9 | 16.7 | £40,569 | 7.2% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2021/22 | 111.3 | 15.9 | £41,778 | 14.8% | 0.9% | 10.0 |
| 2022/23 | 111.7 | 16.1 | £41,713 | 23.0% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2023/24 | 112.3 | 16.0 | £43,995 | 17.8% | 0.9% | 8.5 |
| 2024/25 | 113.3 | 15.7 | £46,743 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 10.8% | 3.3% | 1.6% | 1,661 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.0% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 1,669 |
| 2015/16 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 7.4% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 1,665 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 9.3% | 3.6% | 0.9% | 1,674 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.0pp | 9.3% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 1,673 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.3% | 3.8% | 1.0% | 1,703 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.5% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 1,768 |
| 2021/22 | 7.7% | 7.1% | +0.6pp | 22.1% | 5.9% | 1.8% | 1,794 |
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% | +2.0pp | 22.6% | 6.7% | 2.1% | 1,815 |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% | +1.5pp | 21.9% | 5.8% | 2.3% | 1,817 |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% | +1.5pp | 20.3% | 5.7% | 2.0% | 1,795 |
23 January 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2014 | — | Outstanding |