Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,765.39
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.5%
of income
In-year balance
-1.0%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.0% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
6 May 2015 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
632
Capacity
650 (97%)
Free school meals
24.0%
English additional lang.
8.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
39.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£48,670
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.9%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 662 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 | £3.6m | £3.5m | £3.0m | 81.6% | +£96k | £23k | 0.6% | £6,367 |
| 2022/23 | £3.8m | £3.6m | £2.8m | 74.7% | +£194k | £223k | 5.9% | £6,577 |
| 2023/24 | £4.1m | £4.1m | £3.1m | 76.8% | -£41k | £143k | 3.5% | £6,765 |
Teaching staff
£2.4m
Support staff
£234k
Premises
£135k
Other costs
£849k
6.9%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
5.7%
Premises (total)
2.9%
Supply staff
3.0%
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 | —* | 40.4 | 60.6% | 24.2% | 77.8% | — | 99 |
* 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 | 40.7 | 13.9 | £39,100 | 7.6% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2021/22 | 39.4 | 14.5 | £39,745 | 22.6% | 0.0% | 8.1 |
| 2022/23 | 35.0 | 16.4 | £39,463 | 26.3% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 34.4 | 17.5 | £38,972 | 19.8% | 0.0% | 8.6 |
| 2024/25 | 39.0 | 16.2 | £48,670 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 6.2% | 3.8% | 0.4% | 129 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 11.2% | 4.9% | 0.3% | 205 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 8.8% | 4.5% | 0.3% | 285 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 10.6% | 4.5% | 0.5% | 376 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 11.9% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 427 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 10.8% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 425 |
| 2020/21 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 12.0% | 3.6% | 0.9% | 458 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.1pp | 28.4% | 7.8% | 1.5% | 482 |
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% | +2.8pp | 26.2% | 7.8% | 1.7% | 573 |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% | +3.3pp | 27.8% | 8.4% | 1.5% | 622 |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% | +3.4pp | 27.0% | 7.9% | 1.7% | 662 |
6 May 2015 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good