Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,605.71
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+4.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.4%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.9%.
12 October 2016 · Academy First Section 5
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
882
Capacity
900 (98%)
Free school meals
27.0%
English additional lang.
9.8%
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.
49.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.0
Mean salary
£50,984
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.9%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 916 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 | £4.5m | £4.4m | £3.4m | 75.6% | +£91k | £1.2m | 25.6% | £5,989 |
| 2022/23 | £5.6m | £5.3m | £4.0m | 71.2% | +£221k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,707 |
| 2023/24 | £6.7m | £6.3m | £4.8m | 71.7% | +£323k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,606 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
Support staff
£797k
Premises
£310k
Other costs
£1.2m
7.0%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
7.2%
Premises (total)
2.9%
Supply staff
4.0%
Catering
2.6%
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 | —* | 38.7 | 54.1% | 32.6% | 27.4% | — | 135 |
* 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 | 39.2 | 17.0 | £38,527 | 7.9% | 2.5% | 3.6 |
| 2021/22 | 42.9 | 17.5 | £38,302 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2022/23 | 48.5 | 17.1 | £44,044 | 14.2% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 49.8 | 17.6 | £44,079 | 18.7% | 2.0% | 3.1 |
| 2024/25 | 49.1 | 18.0 | £50,984 | —% | 3.9% | — |
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 15.9% | 4.7% | 1.5% | 542 |
| 2014/15 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 15.1% | 4.1% | 2.0% | 497 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.5% | 3.8% | 1.3% | 468 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 17.1% | 4.0% | 1.9% | 485 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 16.0% | 3.8% | 1.9% | 487 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 17.7% | 3.3% | 2.4% | 541 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 14.8% | 3.5% | 1.5% | 689 |
| 2021/22 | 11.3% | 7.1% | +4.1pp | 36.0% | 8.3% | 3.0% | 784 |
| 2022/23 | 11.1% | 6.8% | +4.3pp | 31.6% | 7.5% | 3.6% | 854 |
| 2023/24 | 10.0% | 6.6% | +3.4pp | 29.1% | 7.0% | 2.9% | 899 |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% | +2.2pp | 23.4% | 6.7% | 1.7% | 916 |
12 October 2016 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Good