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Per-pupil income
£8,939.59
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+18.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.0%.
No inspection data available
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,070
Capacity
1,150 (93%)
Free school meals
40.4%
English additional lang.
4.6%
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.
61.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£52,983
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
39.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
8.7%
2024/25 · 1,067 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 | £11.3m | £9.7m | £7.4m | 64.9% | +£1.7m | -£288k | -2.5% | £7,606 |
| 2022/23 | £13.6m | £11.8m | £8.9m | 65.6% | +£1.8m | -£1.4m | -10.7% | £9,141 |
| 2023/24 | £13.6m | £11.1m | £9.9m | 72.6% | +£2.5m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,940 |
Teaching staff
£6.5m
Support staff
£1.7m
Premises
£376k
Other costs
£863k
| 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 | —* | 28.4 | 25.4% | 7.5% | 32.9% | — | 228 |
* 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 | 83.8 | 17.1 | £40,477 | 23.5% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2021/22 | 90.8 | 16.4 | £39,346 | 41.9% | 3.2% | 2.8 |
| 2022/23 | 81.5 | 18.2 | £43,140 | 37.9% | 38.0% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 78.9 | 19.3 | £48,577 | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 61.5 | 17.4 | £52,983 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
13.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
39.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
8.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 11.0% | 4.4% | +6.6pp | 32.9% | 5.1% | 5.9% | 1,603 |
| 2014/15 | 10.1% | 4.5% | +5.6pp | 28.4% | 4.1% | 6.1% | 1,512 |
| 2015/16 | 9.8% | 4.5% | +5.3pp | 28.2% | 3.8% | 6.0% | 1,433 |
| 2016/17 | 10.1% | 4.6% | +5.5pp | 29.9% | 3.3% | 6.8% | 1,394 |
| 2017/18 | 9.2% | 4.8% | +4.5pp | 25.4% | 3.0% | 6.2% | 1,358 |
| 2018/19 | 12.3% | 4.6% | +7.6pp | 34.3% | 3.7% | 8.6% | 1,380 |
| 2020/21 | 16.9% | 4.5% | +12.3pp | 47.7% | 4.9% | 11.9% | 1,379 |
| 2021/22 | 19.1% | 7.1% | +11.9pp | 56.9% | 7.7% | 11.4% | 1,471 |
| 2022/23 | 18.7% | 6.8% | +11.9pp | 51.8% | 7.3% | 11.4% | 1,416 |
| 2023/24 | 16.5% | 6.6% | +10.0pp | 47.2% | 5.8% | 10.7% | 1,421 |
| 2024/25 | 13.0% | 6.2% | +6.8pp | 39.3% | 4.3% | 8.7% | 1,067 |
No Ofsted inspection data available for this school.