Per-pupil income
£7,174.14
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
78.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.8%
of income
In-year balance
+0.5%
of income
No active flags for this school.
18 January 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,952
Capacity
1,890 (103%)
Free school meals
6.5%
English additional lang.
10.0%
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.
102.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.1
Mean salary
£50,803
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
11.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25 · 1,670 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 | £10.7m | £10.6m | £8.5m | 78.8% | +£114k | £1.4m | 13.2% | £5,696 |
| 2022/23 | £11.5m | £11.8m | £9.3m | 80.5% | -£262k | £1.2m | 10.0% | £5,996 |
| 2023/24 | £12.9m | £12.6m | £9.9m | 76.4% | +£289k | £1.4m | 11.2% | £6,538 |
| 2024/25 | £14.0m | £13.9m | £10.9m | 78.1% | +£68k | £1.5m | 10.8% | £7,174 |
Teaching staff
£8.1m
Support staff
£1.5m
Premises
£827k
Other costs
£2.2m
6.2%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
2.2%
ICT
6.4%
Premises (total)
1.8%
Supply staff
0.4%
Catering
1.7%
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 | —* | 57.9 | 84.9% | 68.4% | 67.5% | — | 332 |
* 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 | 95.8 | 19.4 | £42,513 | 10.3% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2021/22 | 97.5 | 19.4 | £43,810 | 12.0% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2022/23 | 99.6 | 19.3 | £46,381 | 18.6% | 1.0% | 6.7 |
| 2023/24 | 98.3 | 20.1 | £47,047 | 12.7% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2024/25 | 102.2 | 19.1 | £50,803 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
11.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.6% | 4.4% | -0.7pp | 5.9% | 2.9% | 0.8% | 1,363 |
| 2014/15 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 6.0% | 3.4% | 0.5% | 1,361 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 8.5% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 1,385 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 9.3% | 4.1% | 0.6% | 1,409 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 9.2% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 1,455 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 9.7% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 1,484 |
| 2020/21 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 7.4% | 3.7% | 0.3% | 1,570 |
| 2021/22 | 6.8% | 7.1% | -0.3pp | 17.8% | 6.2% | 0.6% | 1,605 |
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% | -0.9pp | 12.9% | 5.1% | 0.8% | 1,632 |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% | -1.4pp | 10.7% | 4.5% | 0.6% | 1,671 |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% | -1.0pp | 11.4% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 1,670 |
18 January 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Sept 2012 | — | Good |