Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,595.95
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+0.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.7%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
26 September 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
808
Capacity
900 (90%)
Free school meals
44.4%
English additional lang.
5.7%
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.
55.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.6
Mean salary
£49,826
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25 · 888 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 | £6.4m | £5.8m | £4.6m | 72.3% | +£623k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,483 |
| 2022/23 | £6.7m | £6.3m | £4.8m | 72.3% | +£434k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,780 |
| 2023/24 | £7.2m | £7.2m | £5.4m | 75.1% | +£50k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,596 |
Teaching staff
£2.8m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£387k
Other costs
£1.4m
7.0%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
5.4%
Premises (total)
4.3%
Supply staff
2.8%
Catering
2.3%
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 | —* | 38.2 | 55.4% | 27.0% | 8.8% | — | 148 |
* 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 | 44.8 | 19.6 | £40,680 | 11.6% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 57.2 | 15.0 | £39,944 | 37.0% | 0.0% | 9.2 |
| 2022/23 | 44.8 | 19.2 | £45,374 | 15.2% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2023/24 | 51.5 | 16.3 | £47,576 | 8.5% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2024/25 | 55.3 | 14.6 | £49,826 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.6pp | 15.8% | 3.9% | 2.1% | 830 |
| 2014/15 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 18.2% | 4.1% | 2.3% | 837 |
| 2015/16 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 19.1% | 4.1% | 2.4% | 876 |
| 2016/17 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 17.6% | 4.2% | 2.3% | 867 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 15.6% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 877 |
| 2018/19 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.6pp | 18.9% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 906 |
| 2020/21 | 9.8% | 4.5% | +5.3pp | 32.3% | 4.5% | 5.3% | 925 |
| 2021/22 | 15.4% | 7.1% | +8.3pp | 47.5% | 8.2% | 7.2% | 897 |
| 2022/23 | 18.5% | 6.8% | +11.7pp | 50.0% | 10.4% | 8.1% | 924 |
| 2023/24 | 15.7% | 6.6% | +9.1pp | 45.1% | 7.2% | 8.5% | 935 |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% | +4.0pp | 32.9% | 6.6% | 3.7% | 888 |
26 September 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 2018 | — | Good |