Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,303.33
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
14.6%
of income
In-year balance
+6.0%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.1%.
Elevated: turnover 32.1%.
11 May 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,110
Capacity
1,226 (91%)
Free school meals
36.7%
English additional lang.
9.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
66.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.6
Mean salary
£45,083
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
38.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
7.6%
2024/25 · 1,110 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 | £8.5m | £8.1m | £6.1m | 72.3% | +£303k | £965k | 11.4% | £7,157 |
| 2022/23 | £5.2m | £4.8m | £3.7m | 69.9% | +£432k | £0 | 0.0% | £4,607 |
| 2023/24 | £9.2m | £8.7m | £6.8m | 73.3% | +£553k | £1.3m | 14.6% | £8,303 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£462k
Other costs
£1.4m
5.0%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
1.2%
ICT
5.1%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
1.2%
Catering
3.2%
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 | —* | 35.5 | 50.7% | 32.5% | 44.8% | — | 203 |
* 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 | 73.7 | 15.7 | £41,323 | 11.4% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2021/22 | 72.6 | 16.3 | £41,466 | 25.6% | 1.4% | 6.7 |
| 2022/23 | 67.8 | 16.7 | £43,040 | 29.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 73.4 | 15.1 | £44,181 | 32.1% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 66.9 | 16.6 | £45,083 | —% | 1.5% | — |
Overall absence
13.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
38.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.1% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 17.3% | 4.3% | 1.8% | 872 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 14.1% | 4.6% | 1.2% | 825 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 12.7% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 851 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 12.1% | 4.0% | 1.2% | 884 |
| 2017/18 | 6.1% | 4.8% | +1.4pp | 17.3% | 4.6% | 1.5% | 947 |
| 2018/19 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 19.5% | 5.0% | 2.2% | 983 |
| 2020/21 | 8.6% | 4.5% | +4.1pp | 26.8% | 5.4% | 3.2% | 1,055 |
| 2021/22 | 14.1% | 7.1% | +7.0pp | 46.8% | 9.7% | 4.4% | 1,107 |
| 2022/23 | 13.3% | 6.8% | +6.5pp | 41.3% | 8.8% | 4.6% | 1,041 |
| 2023/24 | 13.0% | 6.6% | +6.4pp | 40.7% | 6.7% | 6.3% | 1,082 |
| 2024/25 | 13.1% | 6.2% | +6.9pp | 38.0% | 5.5% | 7.6% | 1,110 |
11 May 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 May 2013 | URN 137154 | Good |