Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£40,783.5
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
71.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
23.4%
of income
In-year balance
+8.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.1%.
DfE scrutinises reserves above 20% of income. Current level: 23.4%.
Elevated: turnover 34.6%.
20 November 2014 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
105
Capacity
108 (97%)
Free school meals
43.6%
English additional lang.
17.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
Compared against 30 similar other 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.
12.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
8.4
Mean salary
£47,833
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
9.6%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25 · 80 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 | £2.7m | £2.6m | £2.0m | 75.9% | +£45k | £273k | 10.3% | £29,797 |
| 2022/23 | £3.4m | £3.2m | £2.4m | 70.4% | +£203k | £476k | 14.1% | £33,841 |
| 2023/24 | £3.3m | £3.1m | £2.6m | 78.2% | +£152k | £628k | 19.1% | £31,696 |
| 2024/25 | £4.3m | £3.9m | £3.1m | 71.8% | +£373k | £1.0m | 23.4% | £40,784 |
Teaching staff
£1.0m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£188k
Other costs
£647k
7.9%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
2.0%
ICT
4.3%
Premises (total)
0.6%
Supply staff
3.4%
Catering
2.7%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 10 |
* 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 | 15.2 | 5.4 | £40,959 | 11.3% | 0.0% | 1.6 |
| 2021/22 | 13.4 | 6.6 | £43,954 | 16.1% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2022/23 | 12.9 | 7.8 | £41,655 | 4.7% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2023/24 | 13.0 | 8.0 | £45,233 | 34.6% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2024/25 | 12.5 | 8.4 | £47,833 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
9.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 10.8% | 5.4% | 0.0% | 37 |
| 2014/15 | 8.9% | 4.5% | +4.4pp | 24.4% | 8.8% | 0.1% | 41 |
| 2015/16 | 12.2% | 4.5% | +7.7pp | 25.0% | 12.1% | 0.1% | 44 |
| 2016/17 | 14.3% | 4.6% | +9.8pp | 39.1% | 14.2% | 0.2% | 46 |
| 2017/18 | 15.5% | 4.8% | +10.8pp | 37.2% | 14.8% | 0.8% | 43 |
| 2018/19 | 12.4% | 4.6% | +7.8pp | 36.7% | 12.1% | 0.3% | 49 |
| 2020/21 | 28.8% | 4.5% | +24.3pp | 70.9% | 22.6% | 6.2% | 55 |
| 2021/22 | 14.8% | 7.1% | +7.7pp | 38.3% | 11.4% | 3.5% | 60 |
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% | +2.6pp | 26.1% | 7.4% | 2.0% | 69 |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% | +4.2pp | 32.9% | 8.9% | 1.9% | 73 |
| 2024/25 | 11.1% | 6.2% | +4.9pp | 28.8% | 9.6% | 1.5% | 80 |
20 November 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan 2012 | — | Good |