Flags
5
2 high
Per-pupil income
£30,727.24
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
81.4%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
3.5%
of income
In-year balance
-3.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 31.5%.
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 12.7% to 3.5%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.4%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.7% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 3.5%.
20 March 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 13 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
100
Capacity
97 (103%)
Free school meals
63.0%
English additional lang.
1.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 10–16
Your school compared against 30 similar other 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.
20.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
4.9
Mean salary
£50,259
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
31.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
69.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
25.7%
Unauthorised absence
5.8%
2024/25 · 87 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 | £2.4m | £2.4m | £1.9m | 77.5% | -£11k | £308k | 12.7% | £27,220 |
| 2022/23 | £2.6m | £2.8m | £2.2m | 85.4% | -£191k | £117k | 4.5% | £28,876 |
| 2023/24 | £3.0m | £2.9m | £2.4m | 79.7% | +£106k | £223k | 7.5% | £31,326 |
| 2024/25 | £3.1m | £3.2m | £2.5m | 81.4% | -£115k | £108k | 3.5% | £30,727 |
Teaching staff
£1.5m
Support staff
£675k
Premises
£184k
Other costs
£502k
4.2%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
1.2%
ICT
4.4%
Premises (total)
3.0%
Supply staff
1.6%
Catering
2.1%
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 | —* | 9.6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 20 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 16.0 | 5.3 | £43,375 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2021/22 | 18.8 | 4.7 | £46,805 | 5.3% | 0.0% | 11.3 |
| 2022/23 | 20.8 | 4.3 | £45,238 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 14.5 |
| 2023/24 | 20.5 | 4.6 | £46,591 | 4.9% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2024/25 | 20.5 | 4.9 | £50,259 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
31.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
69.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
25.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 12.3% | 4.4% | +8.0pp | 34.9% | 4.1% | 8.3% | 66 |
| 2014/15 | 14.4% | 4.5% | +9.9pp | 35.9% | 5.1% | 9.3% | 78 |
| 2015/16 | 14.5% | 4.5% | +10.0pp | 45.6% | 6.1% | 8.4% | 57 |
| 2016/17 | 19.3% | 4.6% | +14.8pp | 42.0% | 6.7% | 12.6% | 69 |
| 2017/18 | 20.6% | 4.8% | +15.8pp | 40.9% | 6.4% | 14.2% | 71 |
| 2018/19 | 11.3% | 4.6% | +6.7pp | 27.6% | 4.3% | 7.0% | 76 |
| 2020/21 | 10.9% | 4.5% | +6.4pp | 27.8% | 6.1% | 4.9% | 72 |
| 2021/22 | 15.7% | 7.1% | +8.5pp | 50.5% | 9.8% | 5.9% | 91 |
| 2022/23 | 18.3% | 6.8% | +11.5pp | 55.4% | 10.7% | 7.6% | 83 |
| 2023/24 | 30.5% | 6.6% | +23.9pp | 69.0% | 25.0% | 5.5% | 84 |
| 2024/25 | 31.5% | 6.2% | +25.3pp | 69.0% | 25.7% | 5.8% | 87 |
20 March 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 2009 | — | Good |