Per-pupil income
£7,854.33
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.8%
of income
In-year balance
+5.8%
of income
No active flags for this school.
3 May 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,476
Capacity
1,480 (100%)
Free school meals
5.9%
English additional lang.
14.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
88.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.6
Mean salary
£55,710
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25 · 1,226 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 | £9.7m | £9.0m | £7.1m | 73.1% | +£715k | £927k | 9.6% | £6,673 |
| 2022/23 | £10.5m | £9.9m | £7.5m | 70.9% | +£568k | £757k | 7.2% | £7,418 |
| 2023/24 | £11.2m | £10.5m | £8.0m | 71.9% | +£645k | £85k | 0.8% | £7,854 |
Teaching staff
£6.8m
Support staff
£749k
Premises
£398k
Other costs
£2.1m
3.6%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
5.0%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
3.9%
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 | —* | 63.5 | 90.2% | 80.0% | 86.4% | — | 235 |
* 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 | 89.1 | 16.2 | £44,883 | 14.4% | 0.0% | 1.9 |
| 2021/22 | 87.5 | 16.6 | £45,412 | 6.5% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2022/23 | 91.9 | 15.4 | £47,896 | 6.8% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2023/24 | 91.0 | 15.6 | £47,075 | 6.6% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2024/25 | 88.8 | 16.6 | £55,710 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.1% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 6.5% | 3.6% | 0.5% | 1,204 |
| 2014/15 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 8.0% | 3.7% | 0.5% | 1,207 |
| 2015/16 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 8.2% | 3.8% | 0.6% | 1,211 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 8.3% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 1,210 |
| 2017/18 | 4.0% | 4.8% | -0.7pp | 7.0% | 3.4% | 0.7% | 1,198 |
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 6.6% | 3.5% | 0.6% | 1,218 |
| 2020/21 | 3.2% | 4.5% | -1.3pp | 7.2% | 2.8% | 0.4% | 1,203 |
| 2021/22 | 8.4% | 7.1% | +1.2pp | 24.3% | 7.5% | 0.9% | 1,205 |
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% | +0.6pp | 20.2% | 6.2% | 1.2% | 1,215 |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% | +0.8pp | 20.1% | 6.0% | 1.4% | 1,224 |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% | -0.3pp | 13.2% | 5.0% | 1.0% | 1,226 |
3 May 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 2013 | — | Good |