Per-pupil income
£7,176.81
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
73.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
11.0%
of income
In-year balance
+1.6%
of income
No active flags for this school.
3 July 2014 · Exempt School Inspection
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,256
Capacity
1,082 (116%)
Free school meals
7.5%
English additional lang.
14.3%
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.
72.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.3
Mean salary
£50,194
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25 · 888 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 | £6.9m | £6.6m | £5.0m | 71.8% | +£368k | £556k | 8.0% | £5,690 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £7.3m | £5.4m | 72.0% | +£240k | £796k | 10.6% | £6,049 |
| 2023/24 | £8.1m | £8.0m | £5.9m | 72.8% | +£47k | £843k | 10.4% | £6,470 |
| 2024/25 | £9.0m | £8.9m | £6.6m | 73.3% | +£149k | £992k | 11.0% | £7,177 |
Teaching staff
£5.3m
Support staff
£712k
Premises
£356k
Other costs
£1.9m
5.6%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
1.4%
ICT
8.3%
Premises (total)
0.1%
Supply staff
4.5%
Catering
1.2%
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 | —* | 67.7 | 97.7% | 89.8% | 48.0% | — | 177 |
* 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 | 65.1 | 18.0 | £43,705 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2021/22 | 65.4 | 18.6 | £43,176 | 13.0% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2022/23 | 68.2 | 18.2 | £45,319 | 10.3% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2023/24 | 69.7 | 17.9 | £46,714 | 9.5% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2024/25 | 72.5 | 17.3 | £50,194 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.8% | 4.4% | -0.6pp | 6.0% | 3.6% | 0.2% | 801 |
| 2014/15 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 7.7% | 3.8% | 0.3% | 822 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 8.9% | 4.2% | 0.1% | 822 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 8.6% | 4.6% | 0.2% | 837 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 14.8% | 5.2% | 0.6% | 834 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 12.8% | 4.9% | 0.5% | 850 |
| 2020/21 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 6.8% | 3.5% | 0.3% | 884 |
| 2021/22 | 8.5% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 28.2% | 7.7% | 0.8% | 884 |
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% | -0.2pp | 18.6% | 5.9% | 0.7% | 908 |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% | -0.3pp | 14.8% | 5.6% | 0.6% | 898 |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 14.9% | 5.5% | 1.1% | 888 |
3 July 2014 · Exempt School Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2007 | — | Outstanding |