Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,299.18
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+8.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.0%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.6%.
8 February 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,611
Capacity
2,100 (77%)
Free school meals
19.1%
English additional lang.
3.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
83.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.4
Mean salary
£54,391
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.6%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.6%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25 · 1,364 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 | £11.3m | £10.6m | £8.9m | 78.6% | +£623k | £1.4m | 12.3% | £6,521 |
| 2022/23 | £12.0m | £11.7m | £9.3m | 77.1% | +£357k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,025 |
| 2023/24 | £12.5m | £11.4m | £8.8m | 70.5% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,299 |
Teaching staff
£6.6m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£286k
Other costs
£2.3m
3.1%
Admin staff
4.1%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
7.8%
Premises (total)
1.6%
Supply staff
1.0%
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 | —* | 44.6 | 62.7% | 39.2% | 40.8% | — | 255 |
* 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 | 112.5 | 15.8 | £42,230 | 18.6% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2021/22 | 105.0 | 16.5 | £41,325 | 17.5% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2022/23 | 98.8 | 17.3 | £45,221 | 26.1% | 2.9% | 1.5 |
| 2023/24 | 90.7 | 18.8 | £48,207 | 31.3% | 1.1% | 2.2 |
| 2024/25 | 83.2 | 19.4 | £54,391 | —% | 4.6% | — |
Overall absence
11.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 12.3% | 3.7% | 1.2% | 1,633 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 11.5% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 1,586 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 13.6% | 4.2% | 1.5% | 1,588 |
| 2016/17 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 17.1% | 4.3% | 2.2% | 1,573 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.0pp | 16.7% | 4.2% | 2.6% | 1,615 |
| 2018/19 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 17.5% | 4.1% | 2.6% | 1,612 |
| 2020/21 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 27.6% | 4.4% | 2.4% | 1,549 |
| 2021/22 | 9.2% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 30.1% | 5.6% | 3.6% | 1,488 |
| 2022/23 | 10.6% | 6.8% | +3.8pp | 31.0% | 6.0% | 4.6% | 1,483 |
| 2023/24 | 11.8% | 6.6% | +5.3pp | 37.0% | 6.6% | 5.2% | 1,482 |
| 2024/25 | 11.0% | 6.2% | +4.8pp | 30.6% | 6.6% | 4.3% | 1,364 |
8 February 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2018 | — | Requires improvement |