Per-pupil income
£7,490.85
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
12.0%
of income
In-year balance
+2.7%
of income
No active flags for this school.
15 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,322
Capacity
1,189 (111%)
Free school meals
4.7%
English additional lang.
17.5%
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.
65.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.3
Mean salary
£48,995
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
6.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.8%
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
2024/25 · 878 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 | £8.3m | £8.4m | £6.0m | 72.8% | -£78k | £902k | 10.9% | £6,415 |
| 2022/23 | £8.8m | £8.5m | £6.4m | 72.6% | +£301k | £1.2m | 13.3% | £6,687 |
| 2023/24 | £9.8m | £9.6m | £6.8m | 69.6% | +£264k | £1.2m | 12.0% | £7,491 |
Teaching staff
£5.0m
Support staff
£893k
Premises
£539k
Other costs
£2.2m
4.9%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
4.7%
Premises (total)
0.6%
Supply staff
0.2%
Catering
2.6%
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 | —* | 73.5 | 98.9% | 94.8% | 55.7% | — | 174 |
* 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 | 66.6 | 19.3 | £42,915 | 8.8% | 0.0% | 1.3 |
| 2021/22 | 67.9 | 19.0 | £43,367 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2022/23 | 67.7 | 19.4 | £45,218 | 16.1% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2023/24 | 65.0 | 20.2 | £48,879 | 8.3% | 0.0% | 0.1 |
| 2024/25 | 65.2 | 20.3 | £48,995 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
6.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.1% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 8.6% | 3.6% | 0.4% | 889 |
| 2014/15 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 9.8% | 4.1% | 0.4% | 890 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 9.3% | 4.2% | 0.3% | 886 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 9.8% | 4.0% | 0.3% | 880 |
| 2017/18 | 4.2% | 4.8% | -0.6pp | 7.5% | 3.9% | 0.3% | 872 |
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 8.7% | 3.7% | 0.3% | 878 |
| 2020/21 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 12.0% | 3.8% | 0.2% | 874 |
| 2021/22 | 6.4% | 7.1% | -0.7pp | 17.8% | 6.0% | 0.4% | 869 |
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% | -1.2pp | 14.3% | 5.1% | 0.5% | 877 |
| 2023/24 | 5.0% | 6.6% | -1.6pp | 11.7% | 4.5% | 0.5% | 870 |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% | -1.9pp | 6.8% | 3.8% | 0.5% | 878 |
15 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2009 | URN 110512 | Outstanding |