Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,126.47
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
73.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
3.3%
of income
In-year balance
+1.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.0%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 2.0%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 3.2%.
10 October 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,303
Capacity
1,350 (97%)
Free school meals
14.2%
English additional lang.
7.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary 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.
72.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.1
Mean salary
£51,503
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25 · 1,335 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 | £6.8m | £6.8m | £5.1m | 74.9% | -£2k | £298k | 4.4% | £6,076 |
| 2022/23 | £7.4m | £7.6m | £5.5m | 74.5% | -£183k | £114k | 1.6% | £6,223 |
| 2023/24 | £8.3m | £8.3m | £6.1m | 73.1% | +£52k | £167k | 2.0% | £6,698 |
| 2024/25 | £9.3m | £9.2m | £6.9m | 73.8% | +£135k | £302k | 3.3% | £7,126 |
Teaching staff
£5.0m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£689k
Other costs
£1.6m
4.8%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
1.5%
ICT
7.2%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
4.1%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 51.6 | 74.5% | 58.0% | 63.2% | — | 231 |
* 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 | 55.3 | 19.3 | £45,308 | 10.4% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2021/22 | 56.8 | 19.6 | £45,220 | 8.8% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2022/23 | 65.0 | 18.2 | £44,299 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2023/24 | 68.9 | 18.1 | £47,168 | 10.7% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2024/25 | 72.1 | 18.1 | £51,503 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 15.4% | 4.7% | 0.8% | 998 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.4% | 4.6% | 0.6% | 958 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 14.3% | 4.6% | 0.7% | 1,002 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 11.3% | 4.4% | 0.6% | 1,019 |
| 2017/18 | 6.1% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 14.3% | 4.8% | 1.3% | 1,022 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 11.7% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 1,041 |
| 2020/21 | 3.2% | 4.5% | -1.3pp | 6.1% | 2.5% | 0.7% | 1,089 |
| 2021/22 | 6.0% | 7.1% | -1.1pp | 15.8% | 4.7% | 1.4% | 1,142 |
| 2022/23 | 8.0% | 6.8% | +1.2pp | 21.1% | 6.1% | 1.9% | 1,220 |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% | +1.2pp | 20.1% | 5.4% | 2.4% | 1,288 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 20.4% | 5.6% | 2.3% | 1,335 |
10 October 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2010 | — | Good |