Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£9,355.7
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
62.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.7%
of income
In-year balance
+1.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.0%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes.
Elevated: turnover 37.9%.
11 October 2023 · Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
779
Capacity
1,226 (64%)
Free school meals
36.7%
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.
48.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.0
Mean salary
£53,697
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
34.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
2024/25 · 712 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 | £7.0m | £6.9m | £4.6m | 65.4% | +£99k | £112k | 1.6% | £7,459 |
| 2022/23 | £7.8m | £7.7m | £4.8m | 61.5% | +£148k | £259k | 3.3% | £8,140 |
| 2023/24 | £8.4m | £8.3m | £5.2m | 62.0% | +£131k | £390k | 4.7% | £9,356 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
Support staff
£750k
Premises
£1.5m
Other costs
£1.6m
3.1%
Admin staff
3.3%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
22.0%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
1.3%
Catering
2.3%
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 | —* | 40.5 | 54.7% | 29.9% | 50.4% | — | 137 |
* 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 | 54.8 | 16.7 | £43,607 | 9.1% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2021/22 | 54.9 | 17.2 | £44,901 | 10.7% | 0.0% | 8.9 |
| 2022/23 | 53.9 | 17.9 | £45,544 | 9.2% | 0.0% | 9.2 |
| 2023/24 | 55.3 | 16.2 | £47,606 | 37.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 48.6 | 16.0 | £53,697 | —% | 2.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
34.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 8.1% | 4.4% | +3.7pp | 25.4% | 5.8% | 2.3% | 860 |
| 2014/15 | 8.5% | 4.5% | +4.0pp | 27.1% | 5.9% | 2.6% | 761 |
| 2015/16 | 7.7% | 4.5% | +3.3pp | 25.8% | 5.5% | 2.2% | 705 |
| 2016/17 | 7.8% | 4.6% | +3.2pp | 22.1% | 4.8% | 3.0% | 714 |
| 2017/18 | 8.3% | 4.8% | +3.5pp | 25.1% | 5.3% | 2.9% | 738 |
| 2018/19 | 9.2% | 4.6% | +4.6pp | 29.0% | 5.4% | 3.8% | 779 |
| 2020/21 | 7.9% | 4.5% | +3.4pp | 23.2% | 5.3% | 2.6% | 790 |
| 2021/22 | 11.3% | 7.1% | +4.2pp | 34.5% | 7.1% | 4.2% | 821 |
| 2022/23 | 14.0% | 6.8% | +7.2pp | 39.2% | 9.7% | 4.3% | 844 |
| 2023/24 | 15.0% | 6.6% | +8.4pp | 38.3% | 7.9% | 7.1% | 737 |
| 2024/25 | 10.7% | 6.2% | +4.5pp | 34.0% | 5.8% | 4.9% | 712 |
11 October 2023 · Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 2023 | URN 118903 | Inadequate |