Flags
6
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,840.41
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
79.3%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
3.2%
of income
In-year balance
-1.4%
of income
Reserves fell from 6.8% to 5.0% over 3 years
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 5.6% to 3.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.4% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 3.2%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good18 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,478
Capacity
1,450 (102%)
Free school meals
13.9%
English additional lang.
10.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
95.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.5
Mean salary
£48,619
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.7%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 1,291 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 | £9.3m | £9.2m | £6.9m | 75.0% | +£21k | £628k | 6.8% | £6,427 |
| 2022/23 | £9.9m | £10.0m | £7.4m | 74.8% | -£78k | £550k | 5.6% | £6,733 |
| 2023/24 | £10.7m | £10.7m | £8.1m | 75.8% | -£10k | £540k | 5.0% | £7,173 |
| 2024/25 | £11.6m | £11.8m | £9.2m | 79.3% | -£165k | £375k | 3.2% | £7,840 |
Teaching staff
£6.7m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£16k
Other costs
£2.5m
6.0%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
1.6%
ICT
3.4%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
0.2%
Catering
1.7%
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 | —* | 45.4 | 63.3% | 43.3% | 13.8% | — | 240 |
* 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 | 72.8 | 19.2 | £43,865 | 14.0% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2021/22 | 80.2 | 18.0 | £43,173 | 8.7% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2022/23 | 96.3 | 15.2 | £42,395 | 14.2% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 99.2 | 15.1 | £48,120 | 18.6% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2024/25 | 95.6 | 15.5 | £48,619 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 11.9% | 4.0% | 1.0% | 1,193 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.4% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 1,198 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.8% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 1,208 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 13.6% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 1,212 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 14.2% | 4.3% | 1.1% | 1,214 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 12.8% | 4.1% | 1.2% | 1,215 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 11.8% | 3.5% | 1.0% | 1,215 |
| 2021/22 | 6.8% | 7.1% | -0.3pp | 19.3% | 5.5% | 1.4% | 1,253 |
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% | +0.8pp | 23.7% | 5.8% | 1.9% | 1,268 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% | +1.7pp | 24.9% | 6.0% | 2.2% | 1,287 |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% | +2.6pp | 26.4% | 6.7% | 2.2% | 1,291 |
18 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Feb 2012 | — | Good |