Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,601.89
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
71.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
13.5%
of income
In-year balance
+4.7%
of income
Elevated: sickness 9.9 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.
6 March 2014 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,332
Capacity
1,350 (99%)
Free school meals
17.3%
English additional lang.
5.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
83.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.0
Mean salary
£45,936
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 1,372 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 | £8.5m | £8.8m | £6.0m | 70.9% | -£304k | £683k | 8.1% | £6,487 |
| 2022/23 | £9.0m | £9.5m | £6.3m | 70.6% | -£493k | £191k | 2.1% | £6,537 |
| 2023/24 | £9.8m | £9.1m | £6.6m | 67.6% | +£698k | £889k | 9.1% | £7,381 |
| 2024/25 | £10.1m | £9.6m | £7.2m | 71.0% | +£478k | £1.4m | 13.5% | £7,602 |
Teaching staff
£5.3m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£586k
Other costs
£1.9m
6.1%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
2.1%
ICT
7.8%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
3.6%
Catering
1.9%
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 | —* | 49.4 | 75.8% | 50.8% | 21.9% | — | 260 |
* 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 | 81.0 | 16.1 | £39,519 | 11.7% | 0.0% | 2.2 |
| 2021/22 | 82.6 | 15.8 | £40,099 | 10.7% | 0.0% | 9.9 |
| 2022/23 | 89.2 | 15.4 | £40,617 | 20.5% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2023/24 | 82.2 | 16.2 | £43,926 | 16.9% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2024/25 | 83.3 | 16.0 | £45,936 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 12.8% | 3.3% | 1.6% | 1,224 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.2% | 3.5% | 1.6% | 1,193 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.1% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 1,211 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 15.2% | 4.3% | 1.1% | 1,240 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 12.7% | 4.2% | 1.2% | 1,227 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 11.3% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 1,285 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.9% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 1,344 |
| 2021/22 | 8.3% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 25.3% | 6.7% | 1.6% | 1,344 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 22.0% | 5.4% | 2.3% | 1,398 |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% | +2.0pp | 23.8% | 6.2% | 2.3% | 1,360 |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% | +2.3pp | 22.6% | 5.8% | 2.7% | 1,372 |
6 March 2014 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Sept 2010 | — | Good |