Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,488.64
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+16.9%
of income
Elevated: turnover 26.5%.
2 May 2012 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 13 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,238
Capacity
1,450 (85%)
Free school meals
25.1%
English additional lang.
4.4%
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.
72.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.2
Mean salary
£51,411
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.
24.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 1,153 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 | £7.3m | £6.2m | £5.3m | 72.1% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £5,669 |
| 2022/23 | £8.8m | £7.5m | £6.1m | 69.7% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,482 |
| 2023/24 | £9.9m | £8.2m | £7.0m | 71.1% | +£1.7m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,489 |
Teaching staff
£6.1m
Support staff
£498k
Premises
£25k
Other costs
£1.2m
2.6%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
4.0%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
0.9%
Catering
1.7%
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 | —* | 40.3 | 51.3% | 34.9% | 46.7% | — | 195 |
* 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 | 54.7 | 22.2 | £42,129 | 19.7% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2021/22 | 73.3 | 17.6 | £43,700 | 17.5% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2022/23 | 81.5 | 16.6 | £45,758 | 16.9% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2023/24 | 76.9 | 17.2 | £49,007 | 26.5% | 1.3% | 5.5 |
| 2024/25 | 72.1 | 17.2 | £51,411 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 12.1% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 1,226 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.3% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 1,192 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.0% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 1,143 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 9.8% | 3.5% | 0.8% | 1,102 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 12.1% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 1,103 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 14.6% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 1,106 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.4% | 3.6% | 1.9% | 1,087 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.2pp | 27.5% | 5.7% | 3.6% | 1,127 |
| 2022/23 | 11.7% | 6.8% | +4.9pp | 35.3% | 7.2% | 4.5% | 1,200 |
| 2023/24 | 9.0% | 6.6% | +2.4pp | 28.2% | 5.0% | 4.0% | 1,191 |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% | +1.4pp | 24.0% | 5.0% | 2.6% | 1,153 |
2 May 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2007 | URN 118911 | Good |