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Per-pupil income
£11,298.7
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
64.2%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
14.5%
of income
In-year balance
+3.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 16.5%.
24 January 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
988
Capacity
950 (104%)
Free school meals
60.8%
English additional lang.
2.4%
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.
71.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.8
Mean salary
£45,280
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
15.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
42.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.6%
Unauthorised absence
8.9%
2024/25 · 1,045 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 | £8.8m | £8.2m | £5.2m | 59.4% | +£609k | £1.6m | 17.8% | £9,680 |
| 2022/23 | £9.2m | £9.4m | £5.8m | 62.9% | -£206k | £1.4m | 14.7% | £9,710 |
| 2023/24 | £10.1m | £10.2m | £6.3m | 62.3% | -£70k | £1.3m | 12.8% | £10,340 |
| 2024/25 | £11.2m | £10.8m | £7.2m | 64.2% | +£330k | £1.6m | 14.5% | £11,299 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£658k
Other costs
£3.0m
3.9%
Admin staff
1.1%
Energy
2.6%
ICT
7.4%
Premises (total)
0.6%
Supply staff
8.8%
Catering
1.5%
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 | —* | 28.3 | 31.3% | 13.9% | 8.5% | — | 201 |
* 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 | 61.2 | 14.8 | £41,450 | 14.4% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2021/22 | 63.4 | 14.3 | £43,162 | 7.6% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2022/23 | 65.8 | 14.4 | £41,080 | 15.2% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2023/24 | 67.7 | 14.4 | £44,025 | 15.9% | 1.5% | 5.6 |
| 2024/25 | 71.4 | 13.8 | £45,280 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
15.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
42.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
8.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.7% | 4.4% | +2.3pp | 20.9% | 3.7% | 3.0% | 927 |
| 2014/15 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 19.1% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 935 |
| 2015/16 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 24.5% | 3.6% | 3.9% | 913 |
| 2016/17 | 8.0% | 4.6% | +3.4pp | 26.6% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 918 |
| 2017/18 | 8.9% | 4.8% | +4.2pp | 28.2% | 4.1% | 4.8% | 918 |
| 2018/19 | 9.6% | 4.6% | +5.0pp | 31.3% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 922 |
| 2020/21 | 9.0% | 4.5% | +4.5pp | 28.6% | 7.0% | 2.0% | 944 |
| 2021/22 | 15.8% | 7.1% | +8.6pp | 51.1% | 11.0% | 4.7% | 943 |
| 2022/23 | 17.0% | 6.8% | +10.2pp | 51.2% | 8.4% | 8.6% | 1,017 |
| 2023/24 | 16.5% | 6.6% | +9.9pp | 47.9% | 6.1% | 10.4% | 1,017 |
| 2024/25 | 15.5% | 6.2% | +9.3pp | 42.1% | 6.6% | 8.9% | 1,045 |
24 January 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2015 | — | Requires improvement |