Flags
6
3 high
Per-pupil income
£28,265
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
80.3%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.2%
of income
In-year balance
-1.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.2%.
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 3.2% to 0.2%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.5% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 0.2%.
11 December 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
279
Capacity
276 (101%)
Free school meals
49.4%
English additional lang.
7.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
Your school compared against 30 similar other 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.
45.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
6.2
Mean salary
£49,023
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.
33.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.9%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25 · 251 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 | £6.1m | £5.6m | £4.7m | 76.2% | +£457k | -£132k | -2.2% | £22,948 |
| 2022/23 | £6.6m | £6.2m | £5.2m | 79.3% | +£341k | £209k | 3.2% | £23,849 |
| 2023/24 | £7.1m | £7.1m | £5.7m | 80.0% | -£72k | £137k | 1.9% | £25,910 |
| 2024/25 | £7.9m | £8.0m | £6.3m | 80.3% | -£121k | £16k | 0.2% | £28,265 |
Teaching staff
£3.2m
Support staff
£2.6m
Premises
£446k
Other costs
£1.2m
4.0%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
6.5%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
1.3%
Catering
10.9%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 49 |
* 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 | 37.1 | 7.0 | £43,831 | 8.1% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2021/22 | 36.8 | 7.2 | £44,463 | 13.0% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2022/23 | 36.9 | 7.4 | £45,500 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2023/24 | 43.9 | 6.2 | £49,198 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2024/25 | 45.4 | 6.2 | £49,023 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
33.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.5% | 4.4% | +3.1pp | 23.6% | 5.1% | 2.4% | 174 |
| 2014/15 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 20.1% | 4.9% | 2.0% | 159 |
| 2015/16 | 8.0% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 22.1% | 5.5% | 2.4% | 172 |
| 2016/17 | 9.2% | 4.6% | +4.7pp | 25.9% | 6.7% | 2.5% | 193 |
| 2017/18 | 11.7% | 4.8% | +7.0pp | 34.0% | 7.4% | 4.3% | 191 |
| 2018/19 | 9.9% | 4.6% | +5.3pp | 28.0% | 7.1% | 2.8% | 193 |
| 2020/21 | 9.6% | 4.5% | +5.1pp | 24.5% | 6.9% | 2.7% | 212 |
| 2021/22 | 11.8% | 7.1% | +4.7pp | 38.5% | 8.6% | 3.2% | 234 |
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% | +2.8pp | 34.6% | 7.6% | 2.0% | 243 |
| 2023/24 | 11.1% | 6.6% | +4.5pp | 36.9% | 9.3% | 1.8% | 244 |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% | +4.0pp | 33.5% | 7.9% | 2.3% | 251 |
11 December 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan 2013 | — | Requires improvement |