Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£19,937.5
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
60.1%
of income
In-year balance
+11.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding28 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
171
Capacity
135 (127%)
Free school meals
58.5%
English additional lang.
7.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Compared against 30 similar other 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.
23.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
7.1
Mean salary
£55,989
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
9.0%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25 · 173 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 | £2.7m | £2.1m | £1.7m | 63.2% | +£609k | £1.9m | 70.3% | £17,913 |
| 2022/23 | £3.0m | £2.6m | £2.0m | 68.4% | +£411k | £1.9m | 63.9% | £18,873 |
| 2023/24 | £3.2m | £2.8m | £2.3m | 71.7% | +£354k | £1.9m | 60.1% | £19,938 |
Teaching staff
£1.6m
Support staff
£568k
Premises
£261k
Other costs
£289k
1.9%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
7.7%
Premises (total)
2.0%
Supply staff
0.8%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 8.9 | 2.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 35 |
* 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 | 17.8 | 8.0 | £48,384 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2021/22 | 20.4 | 7.3 | £47,997 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2022/23 | 21.0 | 7.5 | £50,575 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2023/24 | 22.1 | 7.2 | £50,641 | 11.9% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2024/25 | 23.9 | 7.1 | £55,989 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
9.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.1% | 4.4% | +1.7pp | 14.8% | 4.5% | 1.6% | 108 |
| 2014/15 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 17.0% | 5.0% | 1.8% | 112 |
| 2015/16 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 13.7% | 4.0% | 2.2% | 117 |
| 2016/17 | 7.5% | 4.6% | +2.9pp | 13.1% | 5.1% | 2.5% | 122 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 16.4% | 4.6% | 1.0% | 128 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 16.0% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 144 |
| 2020/21 | 18.2% | 4.5% | +13.7pp | 60.4% | 17.6% | 0.6% | 149 |
| 2021/22 | 9.6% | 7.1% | +2.5pp | 32.0% | 8.3% | 1.4% | 153 |
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% | +2.9pp | 30.0% | 8.5% | 1.3% | 160 |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% | +4.1pp | 29.7% | 9.8% | 0.8% | 165 |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% | +3.7pp | 30.6% | 9.0% | 0.9% | 173 |
28 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 2017 | — | Good |