Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,675.52
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
70.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
12.5%
of income
In-year balance
+1.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
Elevated: turnover 17.3%.
13 May 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
912
Capacity
848 (108%)
Free school meals
20.5%
English additional lang.
2.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
58.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.7
Mean salary
£48,092
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.9%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 931 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 | £5.2m | £4.9m | £3.8m | 73.5% | +£274k | £629k | 12.1% | £6,068 |
| 2022/23 | £5.6m | £5.8m | £4.2m | 73.8% | -£177k | £452k | 8.0% | £6,410 |
| 2023/24 | £6.2m | £6.0m | £4.4m | 70.5% | +£294k | £746k | 11.9% | £6,905 |
| 2024/25 | £7.0m | £6.9m | £4.9m | 70.2% | +£132k | £878k | 12.5% | £7,676 |
Teaching staff
£3.8m
Support staff
£530k
Premises
£524k
Other costs
£1.4m
6.5%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
3.5%
ICT
9.2%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
4.3%
Catering
2.2%
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 | —* | 47.7 | 70.5% | 49.7% | 17.9% | — | 173 |
* 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 | 50.1 | 16.9 | £41,185 | 8.0% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2021/22 | 52.1 | 16.5 | £45,519 | 10.8% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2022/23 | 56.5 | 15.6 | £44,329 | 12.4% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2023/24 | 57.9 | 15.6 | £47,549 | 17.3% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2024/25 | 58.1 | 15.7 | £48,092 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.4% | 4.4% | +2.0pp | 18.1% | 4.9% | 1.5% | 756 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 14.8% | 4.1% | 1.5% | 681 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 14.2% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 655 |
| 2016/17 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 16.3% | 4.3% | 2.0% | 669 |
| 2017/18 | 7.2% | 4.8% | +2.4pp | 20.7% | 4.7% | 2.5% | 710 |
| 2018/19 | 7.0% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 19.8% | 4.7% | 2.3% | 778 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.8% | 3.0% | 1.8% | 874 |
| 2021/22 | 9.6% | 7.1% | +2.4pp | 28.2% | 6.7% | 2.9% | 882 |
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% | +2.1pp | 25.0% | 5.9% | 3.0% | 901 |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% | +2.0pp | 24.1% | 5.9% | 2.6% | 926 |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% | +1.6pp | 20.0% | 5.9% | 2.0% | 931 |
13 May 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2013 | — | Requires improvement |