Flags
7
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,337.46
+£2792024/25
Staff costs % of income
69.2%
+2.3ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
−0.0ppof income
In-year balance
+11.1%
−3.5ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.
Elevated: turnover 28.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
Elevated: turnover 27.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
Elevated: turnover 16.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
5 June 2018 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
889
Capacity
900 (99%)
Free school meals
29.0%
English additional lang.
51.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in South East, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
Peer percentile + trajectory. DfE range: 5-20% of income.
Peer percentile + agency/supply adjustment. DfE threshold: 80%.
In-year balance + pupil trend + income diversity.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
51.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.2
Mean salary
£54,069
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.9%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 937 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE review threshold: 78% of income. | 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 | £5.5m | £5.0m | £4.3m | 76.9% | +£494k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,244 |
| 2022/23 | £6.3m | £5.4m | £4.6m | 72.1% | +£935k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,087 |
| 2023/24 | £7.2m | £6.1m | £4.8m | 67.0% | +£1.0m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,059 |
| 2024/25 | £7.4m | £6.6m | £5.1m | 69.2% | +£822k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,337 |
Teaching staff
£3.8m
57% of spend
Support staff
£152k
2% of spend
Premises
£226k
3% of spend
Other costs
£1.2m
19% of spend
| 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 | —* | 45.6 | 59.4% | 46.7% | 63.3% | — | 180 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 16.9 | £42,620 | 31.1% | 0.0% | 5.2 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 15.7 | £46,332 | 28.3% | 0.0% | 6.9 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 16.4 | £47,445 | 27.2% | 0.0% | 4.4 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 17.4 | £52,503 | 16.0% | 1.9% | 4.1 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 51.8 | 17.2 | £54,069 | —% | 1.9% | — | 4.7 | 7 |
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 9.6% | 3.5% | 1.0% | 188 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 10.9% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 376 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 11.1% | 3.6% | 1.0% | 559 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 12.2% | 3.4% | 1.5% | 744 |
| 2020/21 | 9.3% | 4.5% | +4.7pp | 27.1% | 6.2% | 3.1% | 938 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 29.9% | 5.4% | 3.6% | 937 |
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% | +3.3pp | 33.4% | 5.5% | 4.6% | 948 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% | +2.8pp | 28.9% | 5.6% | 3.7% | 935 |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 23.8% | 4.6% | 3.5% | 937 |
5 June 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good