Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,134.22
+£8942024/25
Staff costs % of income
71.6%
−1.1ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
16.9%
+3.4ppof income
In-year balance
+4.8%
+2.8ppof income
Elevated: turnover 20.5%.
10 February 2026 · S5 Inspection
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standardAchievement
Strong standardInclusion
Expected standardAttendance & behaviour
Strong standardPersonal development
Strong standardLeadership
Strong standard2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,284
Capacity
1,270 (101%)
Free school meals
6.5%
English additional lang.
40.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
Peer percentile + trajectory. DfE range: 5-20% of income.
Peer percentile + agency/supply adjustment. DfE threshold: 80%.
In-year balance + pupil trend + income diversity.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
74.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.2
Mean salary
£58,433
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
8.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.9%
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
2024/25 · 904 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 | £8.1m | £7.8m | £5.8m | 71.7% | +£338k | £1.0m | 12.9% | £6,544 |
| 2022/23 | £8.6m | £8.6m | £6.4m | 74.0% | +£16k | £1.1m | 12.4% | £6,802 |
| 2023/24 | £9.3m | £9.1m | £6.8m | 72.7% | +£191k | £1.3m | 13.5% | £7,241 |
| 2024/25 | £10.4m | £9.9m | £7.4m | 71.6% | +£499k | £1.8m | 16.9% | £8,134 |
Teaching staff
£6.0m
61% of spend
Support staff
£464k
5% of spend
Premises
£386k
4% of spend
Other costs
£2.1m
21% of spend
| 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 | —* | 77.6 | 100.0% | 98.3% | 62.7% | — | 177 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 16.2 | £45,821 | 13.7% | 0.0% | 3.3 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 16.7 | £46,736 | 7.4% | 3.8% | 3.0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 16.6 | £49,806 | 14.3% | 0.0% | 4.0 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 16.3 | £52,351 | 20.5% | 0.0% | 4.9 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 74.8 | 17.2 | £58,433 | —% | 0.0% | — | 8.5 | 9 |
Overall absence
4.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
8.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.8% | 4.4% | -0.5pp | 9.8% | 3.5% | 0.3% | 758 |
| 2014/15 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 6.3% | 3.2% | 0.4% | 761 |
| 2015/16 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 7.0% | 3.3% | 0.5% | 770 |
| 2016/17 | 3.5% | 4.6% | -1.1pp | 4.4% | 3.1% | 0.3% | 771 |
| 2017/18 | 3.6% | 4.8% | -1.1pp | 4.7% | 3.3% | 0.4% | 801 |
| 2018/19 | 3.2% | 4.6% | -1.4pp | 3.0% | 2.9% | 0.4% | 825 |
| 2020/21 | 2.8% | 4.5% | -1.8pp | 1.8% | 2.6% | 0.1% | 884 |
| 2021/22 | 5.8% | 7.1% | -1.4pp | 17.3% | 5.3% | 0.4% | 915 |
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% | -2.0pp | 10.2% | 4.4% | 0.4% | 910 |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% | -2.0pp | 11.4% | 4.3% | 0.3% | 911 |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% | -2.0pp | 8.5% | 3.9% | 0.3% | 904 |
10 February 2026 · S5 Inspection
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov 2021 | — | Outstanding |
| 6 Mar 2007 | URN 110101 | Outstanding |