Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,997.4
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.2%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
10.7%
of income
In-year balance
-2.3%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.3% of income.
20 June 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
1,166
Capacity
1,197 (97%)
Free school meals
11.5%
English additional lang.
7.0%
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.
73.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.0
Mean salary
£51,992
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 1,187 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 | £8.0m | £7.4m | £5.9m | 73.2% | +£632k | £1.2m | 14.7% | £6,858 |
| 2022/23 | £8.4m | £8.1m | £6.3m | 75.7% | +£305k | £1.1m | 12.6% | £7,093 |
| 2023/24 | £8.1m | £8.3m | £6.2m | 77.2% | -£185k | £867k | 10.7% | £6,997 |
Teaching staff
£4.6m
Support staff
£847k
Premises
£366k
Other costs
£1.7m
6.6%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
2.0%
ICT
5.8%
Premises (total)
1.7%
Supply staff
0.8%
Catering
2.0%
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 | —* | 50.9 | 79.9% | 53.1% | 29.0% | — | 224 |
* 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 | 77.3 | 15.5 | £41,735 | 12.9% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 73.3 | 15.9 | £42,464 | 14.5% | 1.3% | 9.3 |
| 2022/23 | 77.9 | 15.1 | £44,298 | 28.2% | 0.0% | 10.5 |
| 2023/24 | 74.5 | 15.5 | £44,557 | 13.7% | 1.3% | 5.8 |
| 2024/25 | 73.0 | 16.0 | £51,992 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 10.7% | 4.4% | 0.4% | 1,059 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.7% | 4.6% | 0.5% | 1,038 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 12.1% | 4.9% | 0.8% | 1,032 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 9.6% | 4.1% | 0.5% | 1,102 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 9.3% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 1,145 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 9.9% | 4.0% | 0.6% | 1,170 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.3% | 4.1% | 0.9% | 1,213 |
| 2021/22 | 8.4% | 7.1% | +1.3pp | 26.1% | 7.0% | 1.4% | 1,209 |
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% | +1.8pp | 24.0% | 6.6% | 2.0% | 1,209 |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% | +1.0pp | 22.3% | 6.0% | 1.6% | 1,193 |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% | +1.4pp | 20.1% | 6.2% | 1.4% | 1,187 |
20 June 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 2010 | URN 116417 | Outstanding |