Flags
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Per-pupil income
£7,411.94
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
76.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-0.4%
of income
In-year balance
+1.0%
of income
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -0.4%.
10 October 2012 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 13 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,174
Capacity
949 (124%)
Free school meals
15.5%
English additional lang.
31.8%
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.
77.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.1
Mean salary
£53,324
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25 · 1,000 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 | £6.0m | £6.1m | £5.0m | 83.9% | -£94k | £317k | 5.3% | £5,854 |
| 2022/23 | £6.6m | £6.9m | £5.6m | 83.7% | -£263k | £54k | 0.8% | £6,247 |
| 2023/24 | £7.6m | £7.8m | £5.9m | 78.1% | -£180k | -£125k | -1.6% | £6,776 |
| 2024/25 | £8.7m | £8.6m | £6.6m | 76.0% | +£90k | -£36k | -0.4% | £7,412 |
Teaching staff
£5.2m
Support staff
£744k
Premises
£580k
Other costs
£1.4m
6.9%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
4.3%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
3.8%
Catering
4.5%
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 | —* | 45.5 | 66.0% | 39.4% | 13.3% | — | 188 |
* 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 | 63.0 | 15.4 | £43,587 | 8.6% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2021/22 | 71.0 | 14.4 | £43,702 | 10.3% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2022/23 | 72.6 | 14.6 | £47,293 | 17.5% | 1.4% | 4.0 |
| 2023/24 | 69.9 | 16.1 | £51,156 | 15.7% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2024/25 | 77.8 | 15.1 | £53,324 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 11.9% | 4.0% | 0.7% | 772 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 13.6% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 771 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.9% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 772 |
| 2016/17 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 11.7% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 770 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 12.8% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 776 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 11.9% | 3.8% | 1.1% | 772 |
| 2020/21 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.8% | 4.2% | 0.7% | 815 |
| 2021/22 | 7.4% | 7.1% | +0.3pp | 21.7% | 6.5% | 0.9% | 842 |
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% | -0.3pp | 17.9% | 5.3% | 1.2% | 875 |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% | -0.1pp | 16.1% | 5.1% | 1.4% | 935 |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 16.4% | 5.0% | 1.5% | 1,000 |
10 October 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Sept 2009 | — | Requires improvement |