Per-pupil income
£8,349.96
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
71.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.3%
of income
In-year balance
+0.0%
of income
No active flags for this school.
12 November 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,322
Capacity
1,184 (112%)
Free school meals
26.7%
English additional lang.
31.9%
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.
87.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.1
Mean salary
£49,454
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25 · 1,004 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 | £8.9m | £8.9m | £6.2m | 69.9% | +£18k | £382k | 4.3% | £7,033 |
| 2022/23 | £9.6m | £9.4m | £6.7m | 69.8% | +£171k | £553k | 5.8% | £7,390 |
| 2023/24 | £10.4m | £10.1m | £7.2m | 69.4% | +£254k | £807k | 7.8% | £7,852 |
| 2024/25 | £11.0m | £11.0m | £7.9m | 71.8% | +£3k | £810k | 7.3% | £8,350 |
Teaching staff
£6.3m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£2.2m
Other costs
£891k
2.6%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
1.6%
ICT
0.8%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
0.2%
Catering
20.6%
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 | —* | 42.1 | 63.0% | 31.2% | 6.9% | — | 189 |
* 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 | 85.1 | 14.5 | £41,430 | 5.2% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2021/22 | 85.3 | 14.8 | £44,177 | 12.0% | 0.0% | 8.2 |
| 2022/23 | 89.0 | 14.5 | £43,088 | 9.3% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2023/24 | 90.0 | 14.7 | £45,067 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2024/25 | 87.5 | 15.1 | £49,454 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 18.0% | 4.5% | 1.7% | 900 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 16.6% | 4.0% | 2.1% | 899 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 14.2% | 3.4% | 1.6% | 909 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 16.4% | 3.6% | 2.2% | 936 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 14.5% | 3.3% | 2.1% | 963 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 17.3% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 987 |
| 2020/21 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 16.9% | 4.2% | 1.4% | 984 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 25.4% | 5.7% | 2.4% | 990 |
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% | +1.7pp | 27.9% | 5.8% | 2.8% | 1,001 |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% | +1.0pp | 22.8% | 5.2% | 2.4% | 1,021 |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% | +0.4pp | 18.4% | 5.0% | 1.6% | 1,004 |
12 November 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec 2012 | — | Requires improvement |