Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,852
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
58.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+16.6%
of income
Elevated: turnover 23.4%, vacancy rate 6.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.0%.
17 January 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,031
Capacity
600 (172%)
Free school meals
32.7%
English additional lang.
12.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
64.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.0
Mean salary
£43,996
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.4%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25 · 1,078 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 | £5.6m | £4.4m | £3.2m | 56.9% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,798 |
| 2022/23 | £6.5m | £5.3m | £3.6m | 54.9% | +£1.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,013 |
| 2023/24 | £7.9m | £6.6m | £4.6m | 58.5% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,852 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
Support staff
£618k
Premises
£416k
Other costs
£1.5m
3.0%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
5.0%
Premises (total)
3.2%
Supply staff
3.6%
Catering
3.0%
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 | —* | 37.9 | 52.0% | 26.0% | 18.6% | — | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 37.0 | 20.2 | £41,517 | 10.8% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2021/22 | 42.0 | 19.5 | £41,272 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2022/23 | 53.4 | 17.4 | £38,299 | 24.3% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2023/24 | 55.4 | 18.1 | £40,796 | 23.4% | 6.7% | 6.1 |
| 2024/25 | 64.6 | 16.0 | £43,996 | —% | 4.4% | — |
Overall absence
10.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 17.0% | 4.3% | 1.9% | 518 |
| 2014/15 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 16.9% | 3.7% | 2.6% | 468 |
| 2015/16 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 17.2% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 453 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 16.5% | 3.4% | 2.6% | 461 |
| 2017/18 | 6.5% | 4.8% | +1.8pp | 19.4% | 3.9% | 2.6% | 510 |
| 2018/19 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 18.4% | 3.7% | 2.8% | 582 |
| 2020/21 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 22.8% | 4.7% | 2.8% | 771 |
| 2021/22 | 12.4% | 7.1% | +5.3pp | 38.2% | 8.1% | 4.4% | 833 |
| 2022/23 | 10.7% | 6.8% | +3.9pp | 29.4% | 5.5% | 5.2% | 957 |
| 2023/24 | 11.3% | 6.6% | +4.8pp | 29.8% | 6.5% | 4.9% | 1,046 |
| 2024/25 | 10.0% | 6.2% | +3.8pp | 27.3% | 5.2% | 4.8% | 1,078 |
17 January 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 2016 | — | Requires improvement |