Per-pupil income
£6,593.81
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
23.1%
of income
In-year balance
+6.9%
of income
No active flags for this school.
3 July 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,488
Capacity
1,500 (99%)
Free school meals
13.3%
English additional lang.
27.6%
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.
84.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.5
Mean salary
£52,379
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25 · 1,269 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 | £8.2m | £7.7m | £5.8m | 71.3% | +£520k | £1.4m | 16.9% | £6,384 |
| 2022/23 | £9.4m | £8.3m | £6.3m | 67.0% | +£1.1m | £2.1m | 21.9% | £6,779 |
| 2023/24 | £9.6m | £8.9m | £6.9m | 71.9% | +£662k | £2.2m | 23.1% | £6,594 |
Teaching staff
£5.4m
Support staff
£756k
Premises
£633k
Other costs
£1.4m
6.0%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
8.3%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
0.5%
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 | —* | 51.7 | 74.5% | 58.0% | 44.8% | — | 212 |
* 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 | 78.1 | 15.8 | £41,244 | 6.0% | 2.5% | 1.2 |
| 2021/22 | 78.4 | 16.3 | £41,316 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2022/23 | 80.4 | 17.2 | £43,070 | 23.9% | 0.0% | 8.5 |
| 2023/24 | 83.4 | 17.4 | £48,365 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2024/25 | 84.8 | 17.5 | £52,379 | —% | 2.3% | — |
Overall absence
5.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.9pp | 18.8% | 4.3% | 2.0% | 947 |
| 2014/15 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 10.1% | 3.7% | 0.7% | 941 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.2% | 3.6% | 0.6% | 947 |
| 2016/17 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 9.4% | 3.4% | 0.6% | 952 |
| 2017/18 | 4.2% | 4.8% | -0.6pp | 9.1% | 3.8% | 0.5% | 969 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 9.5% | 3.8% | 0.6% | 981 |
| 2020/21 | 3.3% | 4.5% | -1.2pp | 7.3% | 2.7% | 0.6% | 1,017 |
| 2021/22 | 6.4% | 7.1% | -0.7pp | 15.6% | 5.5% | 0.9% | 1,068 |
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% | -0.4pp | 16.1% | 5.2% | 1.2% | 1,179 |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% | -0.2pp | 15.1% | 4.9% | 1.4% | 1,235 |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% | -0.3pp | 14.9% | 4.8% | 1.1% | 1,269 |
3 July 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 May 2010 | URN 110059 | Outstanding |