Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£30,062.82
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
86.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-0.1%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 85.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 0.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
13 May 2015 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
210
Capacity
213 (99%)
Free school meals
39.1%
English additional lang.
19.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
Your school compared against 30 similar other schools in South East, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
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.
30.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
7.0
Mean salary
£54,198
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25 · 179 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 | £4.9m | £4.9m | £4.2m | 85.1% | +£2k | £103k | 2.1% | £21,993 |
| 2022/23 | £5.5m | £5.6m | £4.5m | 81.3% | -£62k | £41k | 0.7% | £26,039 |
| 2023/24 | £5.8m | £5.9m | £5.0m | 85.2% | -£32k | £9k | 0.1% | £27,394 |
| 2024/25 | £6.3m | £6.3m | £5.4m | 86.0% | -£9k | £0 | 0.0% | £30,063 |
Teaching staff
£2.4m
Support staff
£2.5m
Premises
£241k
Other costs
£652k
4.7%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
1.4%
ICT
3.5%
Premises (total)
1.0%
Supply staff
2.0%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 1.9 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 33 |
* 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 | 27.4 | 7.7 | £46,406 | 4.4% | 0.0% | 9.4 |
| 2021/22 | 29.8 | 7.5 | £46,228 | 15.4% | 0.0% | 9.1 |
| 2022/23 | 25.2 | 8.5 | £47,937 | 4.0% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 28.6 | 7.4 | £49,305 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2024/25 | 30.0 | 7.0 | £54,198 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 9.7% | 4.4% | +5.3pp | 27.2% | 7.9% | 1.7% | 147 |
| 2014/15 | 8.7% | 4.5% | +4.2pp | 28.8% | 7.0% | 1.6% | 146 |
| 2015/16 | 9.2% | 4.5% | +4.7pp | 27.5% | 8.2% | 0.9% | 138 |
| 2016/17 | 9.0% | 4.6% | +4.4pp | 29.6% | 7.6% | 1.4% | 162 |
| 2017/18 | 11.5% | 4.8% | +6.7pp | 33.9% | 9.5% | 2.0% | 168 |
| 2018/19 | 9.9% | 4.6% | +5.3pp | 31.0% | 8.6% | 1.3% | 174 |
| 2020/21 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 15.6% | 6.7% | 0.3% | 179 |
| 2021/22 | 10.2% | 7.1% | +3.0pp | 30.7% | 9.6% | 0.6% | 189 |
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% | +2.4pp | 26.1% | 9.0% | 0.2% | 176 |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% | +3.2pp | 27.0% | 9.3% | 0.5% | 178 |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% | +2.5pp | 25.7% | 7.7% | 1.0% | 179 |
13 May 2015 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 2011 | — | Good |