Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,284.6
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
77.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
34.6%
of income
In-year balance
-2.1%
of income
DfE scrutinises reserves above 20% of income. Current level: 38.9%.
7 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,274
Capacity
1,240 (103%)
Free school meals
9.8%
English additional lang.
11.4%
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.
69.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.4
Mean salary
£48,261
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
11.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25 · 930 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 | £6.8m | £6.2m | £4.8m | 70.1% | +£641k | £2.5m | 36.9% | £5,769 |
| 2022/23 | £7.1m | £6.6m | £5.0m | 71.3% | +£413k | £2.9m | 41.6% | £5,896 |
| 2023/24 | £7.6m | £7.6m | £5.5m | 73.1% | +£54 | £2.9m | 38.9% | £6,078 |
| 2024/25 | £8.0m | £8.2m | £6.2m | 77.9% | -£170k | £2.8m | 34.6% | £6,285 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£675k
Premises
£387k
Other costs
£1.6m
6.3%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
1.4%
ICT
8.2%
Premises (total)
2.3%
Supply staff
0.5%
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 | —* | 66.4 | 99.4% | 87.7% | 93.6% | — | 171 |
* 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 | 67.5 | 18.1 | £42,016 | 10.9% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 67.4 | 17.6 | £42,350 | 14.9% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2022/23 | 66.8 | 17.9 | £44,022 | 19.9% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2023/24 | 67.2 | 18.5 | £47,125 | 13.1% | 1.5% | 5.1 |
| 2024/25 | 69.3 | 18.4 | £48,261 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
11.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.9% | 4.4% | -0.5pp | 6.5% | 3.7% | 0.2% | 870 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.8% | 4.6% | 0.3% | 852 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 10.8% | 4.8% | 0.3% | 870 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 11.9% | 4.9% | 0.4% | 882 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 10.2% | 4.7% | 0.4% | 885 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 9.6% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 900 |
| 2020/21 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 13.3% | 4.0% | 0.6% | 881 |
| 2021/22 | 7.1% | 7.1% | -0.1pp | 19.8% | 6.1% | 1.0% | 895 |
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% | 0.0pp | 17.1% | 6.1% | 0.8% | 889 |
| 2023/24 | 6.0% | 6.6% | -0.6pp | 14.8% | 5.4% | 0.5% | 903 |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% | -0.9pp | 11.0% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 930 |
7 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2009 | — | Outstanding |