Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£27,620.56
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
79.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.2%
of income
In-year balance
-1.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 22.9%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.6% of income.
1 July 2015 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
108
Capacity
107 (101%)
Free school meals
73.1%
English additional lang.
0.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 7–16
Compared against 30 similar other 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.
17.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
6.1
Mean salary
£49,933
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
24.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
61.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
14.0%
Unauthorised absence
10.9%
2024/25 · 109 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 | £2.7m | £2.5m | £1.9m | 73.0% | +£181k | £472k | 17.7% | £23,993 |
| 2022/23 | £2.7m | £2.6m | £2.1m | 77.1% | +£98k | £570k | 21.2% | £25,187 |
| 2023/24 | £2.6m | £2.9m | £2.3m | 88.2% | -£277k | £294k | 11.3% | £25,869 |
| 2024/25 | £3.0m | £3.0m | £2.4m | 79.5% | -£48k | £245k | 8.2% | £27,621 |
Teaching staff
£1.3m
Support staff
£745k
Premises
£145k
Other costs
£516k
7.0%
Admin staff
1.2%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
5.2%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
3.1%
Catering
2.5%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 13 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 17.0 | 6.4 | £43,450 | 5.9% | 0.0% | 9.0 |
| 2021/22 | 17.6 | 6.3 | £42,986 | 17.1% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2022/23 | 19.6 | 5.5 | £43,122 | 15.3% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2023/24 | 19.6 | 5.2 | £46,307 | 20.4% | 0.0% | 11.2 |
| 2024/25 | 17.6 | 6.1 | £49,933 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
24.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
61.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
14.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
10.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 12.2% | 4.4% | +7.9pp | 37.3% | 9.1% | 3.1% | 110 |
| 2014/15 | 15.3% | 4.5% | +10.8pp | 42.6% | 10.1% | 5.3% | 108 |
| 2015/16 | 18.0% | 4.5% | +13.5pp | 43.9% | 13.9% | 4.1% | 82 |
| 2016/17 | 16.3% | 4.6% | +11.8pp | 47.1% | 12.5% | 3.9% | 102 |
| 2017/18 | 14.1% | 4.8% | +9.3pp | 46.1% | 8.9% | 5.2% | 102 |
| 2018/19 | 13.7% | 4.6% | +9.0pp | 40.9% | 8.1% | 5.6% | 110 |
| 2020/21 | 24.6% | 4.5% | +20.1pp | 67.0% | 19.8% | 4.8% | 109 |
| 2021/22 | 20.7% | 7.1% | +13.5pp | 58.6% | 13.9% | 6.8% | 111 |
| 2022/23 | 20.9% | 6.8% | +14.1pp | 45.9% | 11.4% | 9.5% | 109 |
| 2023/24 | 22.9% | 6.6% | +16.4pp | 59.6% | 12.1% | 10.8% | 109 |
| 2024/25 | 24.8% | 6.2% | +18.6pp | 61.5% | 14.0% | 10.9% | 109 |
1 July 2015 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2011 | — | Good |