Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,342.6
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
9.5%
of income
In-year balance
+1.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
28 March 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,626
Capacity
1,591 (102%)
Free school meals
17.7%
English additional lang.
2.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
95.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.1
Mean salary
£49,862
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 1,339 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 | £9.4m | £9.8m | £7.4m | 79.3% | -£375k | £653k | 7.0% | £6,009 |
| 2022/23 | £10.9m | £10.5m | £7.5m | 68.8% | +£412k | £1.1m | 9.8% | £6,919 |
| 2023/24 | £11.6m | £11.4m | £8.2m | 71.0% | +£209k | £1.1m | 9.5% | £7,343 |
Teaching staff
£6.5m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£827k
Other costs
£2.3m
5.4%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
8.7%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
3.5%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | 56.2 | 84.4% | 68.0% | 28.1% | — | 256 |
* 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 | 93.4 | 16.6 | £41,544 | 8.7% | 0.0% | 1.6 |
| 2021/22 | 95.5 | 16.3 | £42,785 | 16.3% | 0.0% | 8.6 |
| 2022/23 | 96.4 | 16.3 | £43,252 | 8.8% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2023/24 | 95.4 | 16.6 | £46,375 | 5.7% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2024/25 | 95.2 | 17.1 | £49,862 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 14.4% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 1,325 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 12.4% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 1,307 |
| 2015/16 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 9.7% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 1,307 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 12.9% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 1,308 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 13.6% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 1,298 |
| 2018/19 | 4.6% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 12.1% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 1,286 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 14.0% | 4.6% | 0.6% | 1,296 |
| 2021/22 | 8.4% | 7.1% | +1.3pp | 25.4% | 7.4% | 1.0% | 1,308 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.5pp | 25.6% | 6.7% | 1.6% | 1,323 |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% | +2.4pp | 25.6% | 6.8% | 2.1% | 1,344 |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% | +1.1pp | 21.4% | 5.6% | 1.7% | 1,339 |
28 March 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 2013 | — | Good |