Per-pupil income
£7,126.08
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+14.8%
of income
No active flags for this school.
21 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,528
Capacity
1,280 (119%)
Free school meals
10.3%
English additional lang.
14.1%
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.
75.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.3
Mean salary
£50,940
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
3.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
5.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
2024/25 · 1,087 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 | £8.4m | £7.0m | £5.7m | 68.3% | +£1.4m | £0 | 0.0% | £5,747 |
| 2022/23 | £9.8m | £7.0m | £5.2m | 53.6% | +£2.8m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,610 |
| 2023/24 | £10.7m | £9.1m | £7.2m | 66.6% | +£1.6m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,126 |
Teaching staff
£6.2m
Support staff
£445k
Premises
£2k
Other costs
£2.0m
2.9%
Admin staff
4.3%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
5.0%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
0.4%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 69.5 | 97.2% | 93.5% | 98.6% | — | 216 |
* 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 | 70.5 | 20.3 | £42,446 | 4.3% | 0.0% | 1.8 |
| 2021/22 | 75.0 | 19.5 | £43,700 | 16.8% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2022/23 | 72.1 | 20.5 | £46,724 | 3.9% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2023/24 | 76.6 | 19.7 | £49,868 | 10.2% | 1.3% | 4.5 |
| 2024/25 | 75.1 | 20.3 | £50,940 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
3.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
5.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.3% | 4.4% | -1.0pp | 5.2% | 3.0% | 0.4% | 869 |
| 2014/15 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 4.9% | 3.2% | 0.3% | 885 |
| 2015/16 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 4.8% | 3.0% | 0.4% | 894 |
| 2016/17 | 3.5% | 4.6% | -1.0pp | 4.5% | 3.0% | 0.5% | 918 |
| 2017/18 | 3.5% | 4.8% | -1.2pp | 4.9% | 3.0% | 0.6% | 946 |
| 2018/19 | 3.5% | 4.6% | -1.2pp | 4.6% | 2.6% | 0.8% | 996 |
| 2020/21 | 3.0% | 4.5% | -1.5pp | 4.5% | 2.6% | 0.4% | 1,056 |
| 2021/22 | 5.7% | 7.1% | -1.5pp | 13.5% | 5.0% | 0.7% | 1,068 |
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% | -1.7pp | 9.3% | 3.9% | 1.2% | 1,064 |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% | -2.0pp | 8.6% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 1,074 |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% | -2.6pp | 5.0% | 3.3% | 0.4% | 1,087 |
21 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 2008 | URN 118839 | Outstanding |