Per-pupil income
£7,321.71
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+20.7%
of income
No active flags for this school.
27 February 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
793
Capacity
1,150 (69%)
Free school meals
21.1%
English additional lang.
7.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
44.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.7
Mean salary
£50,345
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.9%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25 · 844 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 | £1.8m | £1.3m | £991k | 56.0% | +£469k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,402 |
| 2022/23 | £2.9m | £2.2m | £1.9m | 64.7% | +£637k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,109 |
| 2023/24 | £4.6m | £3.7m | £3.2m | 68.3% | +£958k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,322 |
Teaching staff
£2.5m
Support staff
£230k
Premises
£9k
Other costs
£500k
6.4%
Admin staff
3.2%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
3.8%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
1.1%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 0 |
* 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 13.0 | 18.4 | £38,421 | 46.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 19.0 | 21.3 | £42,912 | 21.1% | 9.5% | — |
| 2023/24 | 32.0 | 19.7 | £47,856 | 21.9% | 3.0% | 5.6 |
| 2024/25 | 44.9 | 17.7 | £50,345 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 5.9% | 7.1% | -1.3pp | 15.4% | 4.6% | 1.3% | 247 |
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% | -0.3pp | 16.6% | 3.7% | 2.8% | 439 |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% | -0.1pp | 16.4% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 659 |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% | 0.0pp | 17.3% | 3.9% | 2.3% | 844 |
27 February 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding