Per-pupil income
£6,878.43
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
64.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.9%
of income
In-year balance
+13.4%
of income
No active flags for this school.
24 January 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
953
Capacity
1,200 (79%)
Free school meals
12.3%
English additional lang.
11.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
51.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.5
Mean salary
£46,020
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25 · 977 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 | £2.4m | £2.0m | £1.4m | 58.8% | +£390k | £50k | 2.0% | £6,363 |
| 2022/23 | £3.8m | £3.2m | £2.3m | 60.8% | +£622k | £50k | 1.3% | £6,573 |
| 2023/24 | £5.3m | £4.6m | £3.4m | 64.6% | +£703k | £50k | 0.9% | £6,878 |
Teaching staff
£2.7m
Support staff
£444k
Premises
£282k
Other costs
£877k
4.3%
Admin staff
3.3%
Energy
2.9%
ICT
5.9%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
1.6%
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 | —* | 48.0 | 76.3% | 47.4% | 71.6% | — | 190 |
* 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 | 10.2 | 18.8 | £40,420 | 37.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 19.7 | 19.4 | £38,061 | 10.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 28.0 | 20.6 | £43,044 | 13.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 42.2 | 18.1 | £43,089 | 19.4% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2024/25 | 51.4 | 18.5 | £46,020 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 2.3% | 4.5% | -2.2pp | 3.6% | 1.9% | 0.3% | 193 |
| 2021/22 | 4.5% | 7.1% | -2.6pp | 11.5% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 391 |
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% | -0.6pp | 14.1% | 4.9% | 1.4% | 590 |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% | -0.0pp | 16.4% | 4.6% | 1.9% | 783 |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% | +0.4pp | 16.1% | 5.3% | 1.3% | 977 |
24 January 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding