Flags
9
3 high
Per-pupil income
£8,154.43
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
82.4%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-1.6%
of income
In-year balance
-3.0%
of income
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -1.6%.
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 6.6% to 1.4%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.4%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 1.4%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.0% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.4%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.9% of income.
13 September 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,055
Capacity
1,500 (70%)
Free school meals
11.3%
English additional lang.
11.8%
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.
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.
73.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.3
Mean salary
£53,291
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.
22.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 1,097 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 | £8.9m | £8.7m | £6.9m | 78.0% | +£130k | £582k | 6.6% | £6,089 |
| 2022/23 | £9.1m | £9.2m | £7.2m | 78.5% | -£109k | £473k | 5.2% | £6,778 |
| 2023/24 | £8.8m | £9.2m | £7.1m | 80.4% | -£348k | £125k | 1.4% | £7,407 |
| 2024/25 | £8.6m | £8.9m | £7.1m | 82.4% | -£263k | -£138k | -1.6% | £8,154 |
Teaching staff
£5.3m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£505k
Other costs
£1.3m
6.1%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
1.4%
ICT
8.6%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
1.3%
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 | —* | 51.6 | 79.0% | 59.0% | 71.4% | — | 290 |
* 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 | 94.6 | 16.0 | £41,220 | 6.9% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 92.0 | 15.9 | £42,204 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2022/23 | 89.4 | 15.1 | £43,854 | 21.7% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2023/24 | 81.1 | 14.7 | £48,922 | 11.3% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2024/25 | 73.9 | 14.3 | £53,291 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.0pp | 9.9% | 3.4% | 1.0% | 1,519 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 10.2% | 3.6% | 0.9% | 1,521 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 9.8% | 4.0% | 0.6% | 1,511 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 9.5% | 3.7% | 1.0% | 1,505 |
| 2017/18 | 4.4% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 9.4% | 3.5% | 1.0% | 1,539 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 8.6% | 3.2% | 1.1% | 1,560 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.9% | 3.4% | 0.8% | 1,545 |
| 2021/22 | 9.5% | 7.1% | +2.4pp | 30.2% | 8.0% | 1.5% | 1,500 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 20.6% | 6.1% | 1.5% | 1,396 |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% | +2.6pp | 26.1% | 7.3% | 1.9% | 1,255 |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% | +2.4pp | 22.6% | 6.7% | 1.9% | 1,097 |
13 September 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2014 | — | Outstanding |