Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,521.41
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.6%
of income
In-year balance
-4.0%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.0% of income.
1 May 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,205
Capacity
1,085 (111%)
Free school meals
2.7%
English additional lang.
11.4%
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.
62.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.4
Mean salary
£43,762
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
2024/25 · 755 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 | £7.7m | £7.6m | £5.3m | 69.1% | +£114k | £1.1m | 14.8% | £6,636 |
| 2022/23 | £8.2m | £7.9m | £5.2m | 63.5% | +£255k | £1.3m | 15.3% | £7,035 |
| 2023/24 | £7.8m | £8.1m | £5.5m | 70.7% | -£314k | £746k | 9.6% | £6,521 |
Teaching staff
£3.8m
Support staff
£811k
Premises
£441k
Other costs
£2.1m
9.0%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
7.3%
Premises (total)
0.1%
Supply staff
0.3%
Catering
2.1%
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 | —* | 72.4 | 99.3% | 96.7% | 80.8% | — | 151 |
* 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 | 54.7 | 21.1 | £39,669 | 10.1% | 0.0% | 1.9 |
| 2021/22 | 58.1 | 20.0 | £38,593 | 15.8% | 1.7% | 3.8 |
| 2022/23 | 57.4 | 20.3 | £39,434 | 14.1% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2023/24 | 58.5 | 20.3 | £42,263 | 3.6% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2024/25 | 62.1 | 19.4 | £43,762 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 17.2% | 4.7% | 0.2% | 658 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 20.6% | 5.1% | 0.2% | 655 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 17.8% | 4.7% | 0.2% | 658 |
| 2016/17 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 5.1% | 3.7% | 0.2% | 666 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 9.3% | 4.2% | 0.3% | 664 |
| 2018/19 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.8pp | 6.2% | 3.7% | 0.1% | 665 |
| 2020/21 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 5.7% | 3.4% | 0.3% | 705 |
| 2021/22 | 7.8% | 7.1% | +0.7pp | 25.4% | 7.7% | 0.1% | 728 |
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% | -0.4pp | 21.4% | 6.2% | 0.3% | 740 |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% | -0.4pp | 16.5% | 5.8% | 0.3% | 746 |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% | -0.6pp | 14.0% | 5.2% | 0.4% | 755 |
1 May 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 2012 | — | Outstanding |