Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,873.54
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.1%
of income
In-year balance
+4.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
18 October 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
668
Capacity
900 (74%)
Free school meals
27.7%
English additional lang.
12.1%
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.
34.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.6
Mean salary
£54,391
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
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.
23.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.9%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 696 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 | £2.8m | £2.4m | £2.0m | 71.7% | +£312k | £370k | 13.4% | £7,209 |
| 2022/23 | £4.1m | £3.9m | £2.9m | 72.4% | +£177k | £314k | 7.8% | £7,777 |
| 2023/24 | £4.7m | £4.5m | £3.4m | 71.5% | +£200k | £4k | 0.1% | £7,874 |
Teaching staff
£2.5m
Support staff
£435k
Premises
£293k
Other costs
£854k
7.8%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
7.7%
Premises (total)
0.3%
Supply staff
4.2%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | 45.0 | 64.5% | 44.1% | 25.8% | — | 93 |
* 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 | 17.9 | 16.1 | £43,838 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 0.9 |
| 2021/22 | 26.1 | 14.7 | £43,427 | 7.7% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2022/23 | 34.1 | 15.3 | £45,504 | 17.6% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 33.0 | 18.2 | £45,478 | 15.2% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2024/25 | 34.0 | 19.6 | £54,391 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 7.0% | 4.6% | +2.4pp | 22.5% | 4.5% | 2.6% | 89 |
| 2020/21 | 9.8% | 4.5% | +5.2pp | 29.6% | 6.9% | 2.9% | 307 |
| 2021/22 | 10.8% | 7.1% | +3.7pp | 32.4% | 7.5% | 3.3% | 405 |
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% | +2.3pp | 26.6% | 5.9% | 3.2% | 548 |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% | +2.1pp | 25.2% | 5.6% | 3.0% | 651 |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% | +1.9pp | 23.7% | 5.9% | 2.2% | 696 |
18 October 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good