Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,205.36
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
7.1%
of income
In-year balance
-1.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.6% of income.
Elevated: turnover 18.1%.
30 May 2012 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 13 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,236
Capacity
1,215 (102%)
Free school meals
19.8%
English additional lang.
6.1%
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.
73.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.8
Mean salary
£48,473
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 1,248 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 | £7.9m | £7.7m | £5.8m | 73.1% | +£208k | £1.4m | 17.4% | £6,336 |
| 2022/23 | £7.8m | £8.4m | £6.2m | 79.6% | -£610k | £776k | 10.0% | £6,285 |
| 2023/24 | £8.9m | £9.0m | £6.7m | 75.6% | -£146k | £627k | 7.1% | £7,205 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£480k
Other costs
£1.8m
5.9%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
6.0%
Premises (total)
2.3%
Supply staff
4.3%
Catering
2.3%
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 | —* | 48.8 | 69.5% | 50.6% | 24.3% | — | 239 |
* 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 | 74.8 | 16.6 | £39,813 | 13.1% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 75.6 | 16.6 | £41,122 | 15.5% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 75.9 | 16.3 | £39,679 | 15.0% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2023/24 | 73.8 | 16.7 | £42,388 | 18.1% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2024/25 | 73.5 | 16.8 | £48,473 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 9.1% | 3.4% | 0.9% | 1,219 |
| 2014/15 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 8.3% | 3.4% | 1.0% | 1,197 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 9.7% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 1,191 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 8.7% | 4.0% | 0.5% | 1,185 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 9.8% | 4.1% | 0.7% | 1,240 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 10.1% | 4.0% | 1.0% | 1,263 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 10.9% | 3.6% | 0.6% | 1,262 |
| 2021/22 | 8.8% | 7.1% | +1.6pp | 25.6% | 7.3% | 1.5% | 1,285 |
| 2022/23 | 9.0% | 6.8% | +2.2pp | 25.1% | 6.5% | 2.5% | 1,281 |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% | +2.3pp | 24.2% | 6.0% | 2.8% | 1,259 |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% | +2.2pp | 21.1% | 5.8% | 2.5% | 1,248 |
30 May 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 2008 | URN 116416 | Outstanding |