Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,625
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
82.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.3%
of income
In-year balance
-3.6%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.6% of income.
9 October 2018 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,242
Capacity
1,200 (103%)
Free school meals
12.7%
English additional lang.
15.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
79.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.6
Mean salary
£47,976
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 970 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 | £6.9m | £6.7m | £5.6m | 81.5% | +£234k | £565k | 8.2% | £5,929 |
| 2022/23 | £7.4m | £7.3m | £5.9m | 79.1% | +£134k | £700k | 9.4% | £6,437 |
| 2023/24 | £8.0m | £8.2m | £6.6m | 82.5% | -£286k | £417k | 5.3% | £6,625 |
Teaching staff
£5.2m
Support staff
£765k
Premises
£417k
Other costs
£1.3m
7.1%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
4.8%
Premises (total)
0.4%
Supply staff
0.5%
Catering
2.0%
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 | —* | 55.6 | 85.9% | 64.6% | 76.6% | — | 192 |
* 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 | 75.1 | 15.8 | £43,634 | 9.4% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2021/22 | 76.7 | 15.2 | £44,031 | 22.0% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2022/23 | 75.3 | 15.4 | £46,095 | 3.2% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2023/24 | 76.5 | 15.7 | £46,749 | 8.2% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2024/25 | 79.7 | 15.6 | £47,976 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.8% | 4.4% | -0.5pp | 7.0% | 2.5% | 1.4% | 927 |
| 2014/15 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 6.8% | 2.6% | 1.2% | 926 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 8.7% | 2.9% | 1.2% | 939 |
| 2016/17 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 7.8% | 2.9% | 1.3% | 948 |
| 2017/18 | 4.2% | 4.8% | -0.6pp | 7.0% | 3.2% | 1.0% | 946 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 6.0% | 3.1% | 0.9% | 964 |
| 2020/21 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 8.2% | 3.4% | 0.7% | 966 |
| 2021/22 | 7.2% | 7.1% | +0.0pp | 18.7% | 6.1% | 1.1% | 958 |
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% | -0.3pp | 17.6% | 5.3% | 1.3% | 975 |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% | -1.1pp | 13.4% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 967 |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% | -0.8pp | 13.1% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 970 |
9 October 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2012 | URN 110051 | Good |