Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£5,833.67
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
88.2%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
6.7%
of income
In-year balance
-15.6%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 88.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 15.6% of income.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding29 April 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,075
Capacity
1,200 (90%)
Free school meals
13.5%
English additional lang.
7.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in South East, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
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.
57.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.8
Mean salary
£52,668
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.7%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25 · 1,036 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE review threshold: 78% of income. | 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 | £5.1m | £4.7m | £3.6m | 71.7% | +£399k | £541k | 10.7% | £5,862 |
| 2022/23 | £5.8m | £5.2m | £4.1m | 70.4% | +£546k | £1.1m | 18.8% | £6,276 |
| 2023/24 | £6.4m | £6.1m | £4.6m | 72.9% | +£315k | £1.4m | 22.0% | £6,505 |
| 2024/25 | £6.3m | £7.3m | £5.5m | 88.2% | -£979k | £422k | 6.7% | £5,834 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
Support staff
£956k
Premises
£392k
Other costs
£1.3m
5.4%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
7.1%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
1.3%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 55.1 | 79.5% | 59.5% | 62.6% | — | 195 |
* 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 | 42.9 | 18.6 | £41,073 | 16.2% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2021/22 | 43.7 | 19.8 | £41,975 | 6.9% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2022/23 | 48.6 | 19.0 | £44,016 | 13.6% | 2.0% | 3.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.1 | 19.2 | £47,095 | 13.1% | 1.9% | 3.9 |
| 2024/25 | 57.2 | 18.8 | £52,668 | —% | 1.7% | — |
Overall absence
5.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.6pp | 15.8% | 5.4% | 0.6% | 631 |
| 2014/15 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 19.4% | 5.7% | 0.8% | 639 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.1% | 4.7% | 1.0% | 631 |
| 2016/17 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 19.6% | 5.5% | 0.8% | 636 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 16.8% | 4.3% | 1.2% | 655 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 15.0% | 3.8% | 1.3% | 705 |
| 2020/21 | 3.1% | 4.5% | -1.4pp | 7.0% | 2.5% | 0.6% | 829 |
| 2021/22 | 5.6% | 7.1% | -1.5pp | 13.5% | 5.1% | 0.5% | 889 |
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% | -0.6pp | 17.1% | 5.5% | 0.7% | 960 |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% | -1.0pp | 13.7% | 4.5% | 1.1% | 1,010 |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% | -1.1pp | 14.2% | 4.3% | 0.9% | 1,036 |
29 April 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 2015 | — | Good |