Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,135.36
+£2572024/25
Staff costs % of income
67.6%
+3.0ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.7%
−0.2ppof income
In-year balance
+13.6%
+0.3ppof income
Elevated: turnover 19.4%.
Elevated: turnover 15.4%.
24 January 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,056
Capacity
1,200 (88%)
Free school meals
14.0%
English additional lang.
12.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
Peer percentile + trajectory. DfE range: 5-20% of income.
Peer percentile + agency/supply adjustment. DfE threshold: 80%.
In-year balance + pupil trend + income diversity.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
58.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.2
Mean salary
£49,141
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 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 | £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 |
| 2024/25 | £6.8m | £5.9m | £4.6m | 67.6% | +£927k | £50k | 0.7% | £7,135 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
63% of spend
Support staff
£586k
10% of spend
Premises
£302k
5% of spend
Other costs
£974k
17% of spend
| 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 19.4 | £38,061 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 0.9 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 20.6 | £43,044 | 13.2% | 0.0% | 2.6 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 18.1 | £43,089 | 19.4% | 0.0% | 2.8 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 18.5 | £46,020 | 15.4% | 0.0% | 2.4 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 58.1 | 18.2 | £49,141 | —% | 0.0% | — | 7.0 | 7 |
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
Absence composition — 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