Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,429.99
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.0%
of income
In-year balance
+11.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.1%.
Elevated: turnover 29.0%.
Elevated: turnover 31.5%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good13 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
819
Capacity
1,050 (78%)
Free school meals
46.6%
English additional lang.
13.8%
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.
46.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.7
Mean salary
£46,186
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
9.7%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
39.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.8%
2024/25 · 914 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 | £5.3m | £4.7m | £3.5m | 65.7% | +£629k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,247 |
| 2022/23 | £5.3m | £5.1m | £3.8m | 71.0% | +£242k | £417k | 7.8% | £7,428 |
| 2023/24 | £6.8m | £6.0m | £4.4m | 65.4% | +£805k | £543k | 8.0% | £8,430 |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
Support staff
£731k
Premises
£424k
Other costs
£1.1m
3.3%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
2.3%
ICT
9.1%
Premises (total)
4.7%
Supply staff
3.9%
Catering
1.5%
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 | —* | 32.2 | 36.0% | 17.5% | 28.9% | — | 114 |
* 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 | 30.4 | 20.2 | £41,059 | 13.2% | 0.0% | 1.3 |
| 2021/22 | 48.4 | 13.3 | £39,991 | 26.2% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2022/23 | 45.8 | 15.7 | £39,848 | 29.0% | 2.1% | 4.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.5 | 16.0 | £44,353 | 31.5% | 1.9% | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 46.4 | 17.7 | £46,186 | —% | 9.7% | — |
Overall absence
13.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
39.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.2% | 4.4% | +2.8pp | 23.6% | 4.5% | 2.7% | 623 |
| 2014/15 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 26.1% | 4.4% | 3.0% | 650 |
| 2015/16 | 8.9% | 4.5% | +4.4pp | 33.3% | 5.4% | 3.5% | 630 |
| 2016/17 | 10.4% | 4.6% | +5.9pp | 33.2% | 6.3% | 4.2% | 614 |
| 2017/18 | 8.3% | 4.8% | +3.5pp | 27.2% | 4.8% | 3.4% | 607 |
| 2018/19 | 7.9% | 4.6% | +3.3pp | 24.5% | 4.8% | 3.2% | 603 |
| 2020/21 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 24.0% | 3.8% | 3.0% | 653 |
| 2021/22 | 13.4% | 7.1% | +6.2pp | 38.2% | 7.9% | 5.5% | 715 |
| 2022/23 | 15.8% | 6.8% | +8.9pp | 45.0% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 793 |
| 2023/24 | 14.6% | 6.6% | +8.0pp | 43.7% | 6.9% | 7.7% | 879 |
| 2024/25 | 13.1% | 6.2% | +6.9pp | 39.1% | 7.3% | 5.8% | 914 |
13 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 2019 | — | Good |