Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,743.77
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
71.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.7%
of income
In-year balance
-1.2%
of income
Elevated: turnover 19.1%.
15 January 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,415
Capacity
1,393 (102%)
Free school meals
7.3%
English additional lang.
20.1%
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.
71.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.7
Mean salary
£51,011
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
9.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
0.6%
2024/25 · 1,061 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 | £7.7m | £7.0m | £5.3m | 68.8% | +£689k | £1.1m | 14.2% | £5,317 |
| 2022/23 | £7.8m | £8.0m | £5.6m | 72.7% | -£280k | £810k | 10.4% | £5,445 |
| 2023/24 | £9.0m | £8.9m | £6.1m | 67.6% | +£127k | £936k | 10.4% | £6,367 |
| 2024/25 | £9.5m | £9.7m | £6.8m | 71.3% | -£111k | £825k | 8.7% | £6,744 |
Teaching staff
£5.4m
Support staff
£798k
Premises
£792k
Other costs
£2.1m
4.8%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
2.1%
ICT
9.4%
Premises (total)
0.4%
Supply staff
4.4%
Catering
1.2%
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 | —* | 68.4 | 99.1% | 92.0% | 98.1% | — | 212 |
* 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 | 67.2 | 20.5 | £43,371 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 1.5 |
| 2021/22 | 67.7 | 21.3 | £44,033 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2022/23 | 69.1 | 20.6 | £44,420 | 19.1% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2023/24 | 73.5 | 19.3 | £49,245 | 12.1% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2024/25 | 71.8 | 19.7 | £51,011 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
9.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 22.2% | 4.6% | 0.2% | 866 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 19.9% | 4.6% | 0.3% | 873 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 15.6% | 4.4% | 0.5% | 871 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 13.0% | 4.3% | 0.5% | 890 |
| 2017/18 | 4.4% | 4.8% | -0.4pp | 9.1% | 3.8% | 0.6% | 933 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 9.4% | 4.3% | 0.4% | 979 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 21.1% | 4.6% | 0.5% | 1,045 |
| 2021/22 | 7.1% | 7.1% | -0.0pp | 25.2% | 6.7% | 0.4% | 1,058 |
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% | -0.0pp | 23.3% | 6.3% | 0.5% | 1,057 |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% | -1.0pp | 13.0% | 5.0% | 0.6% | 1,062 |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% | -1.6pp | 9.7% | 4.0% | 0.6% | 1,061 |
15 January 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Sept 2013 | — | Outstanding |