Flags
6
4 high
Per-pupil income
£25,691.78
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
82.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.7%
of income
In-year balance
-3.4%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 84.8%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.4% of income.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.0%.
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 18.4% to 6.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.4% of income.
11 March 2015 · 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
224
Free school meals
46.2%
English additional lang.
12.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–19
Compared against 30 similar other 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.
35.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
6.4
Mean salary
£46,607
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.
29.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.9%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 170 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 | £4.3m | £4.3m | £3.6m | 84.3% | +£12k | £770k | 17.8% | £18,632 |
| 2022/23 | £4.5m | £4.5m | £3.6m | 80.3% | +£66k | £837k | 18.4% | £19,575 |
| 2023/24 | £4.8m | £5.1m | £4.1m | 84.8% | -£261k | £575k | 12.0% | £20,295 |
| 2024/25 | £5.7m | £5.9m | £4.7m | 82.0% | -£194k | £381k | 6.7% | £25,692 |
Teaching staff
£2.3m
Support staff
£1.8m
Premises
£255k
Other costs
£968k
3.8%
Admin staff
1.2%
Energy
1.5%
ICT
5.0%
Premises (total)
3.2%
Supply staff
6.8%
Catering
0.0%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 19 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 27.4 | 8.2 | £39,730 | 16.8% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2021/22 | 32.0 | 7.3 | £38,024 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 11.6 |
| 2022/23 | 32.4 | 7.2 | £38,056 | 19.1% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2023/24 | 33.8 | 6.5 | £40,564 | 13.1% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 35.1 | 6.4 | £46,607 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.7% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 18.0% | 5.2% | 0.5% | 139 |
| 2014/15 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 19.1% | 6.4% | 0.8% | 136 |
| 2015/16 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 21.5% | 5.4% | 1.2% | 130 |
| 2016/17 | 9.6% | 4.6% | +5.1pp | 27.5% | 6.4% | 3.2% | 149 |
| 2017/18 | 8.0% | 4.8% | +3.3pp | 21.2% | 5.8% | 2.2% | 151 |
| 2018/19 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 19.6% | 5.8% | 1.0% | 158 |
| 2020/21 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 11.8% | 4.7% | 0.9% | 152 |
| 2021/22 | 10.9% | 7.1% | +3.8pp | 38.5% | 8.4% | 2.5% | 156 |
| 2022/23 | 10.0% | 6.8% | +3.2pp | 28.1% | 8.8% | 1.2% | 164 |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% | +2.5pp | 28.9% | 7.9% | 1.2% | 159 |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% | +2.5pp | 29.4% | 6.9% | 1.8% | 170 |
11 March 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 2013 | — | Requires improvement |