Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,756.1
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.3%
of income
In-year balance
+11.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.1%.
Elevated: turnover 16.6%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good21 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
501
Capacity
600 (84%)
Free school meals
26.1%
English additional lang.
6.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
29.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£46,823
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.
30.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25 · 516 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 | £3.0m | £2.6m | £2.1m | 70.3% | +£375k | £162k | 5.4% | £6,802 |
| 2022/23 | £3.4m | £3.0m | £2.4m | 71.8% | +£352k | £72k | 2.1% | £7,128 |
| 2023/24 | £3.8m | £3.4m | £2.7m | 70.9% | +£423k | £125k | 3.3% | £7,756 |
Teaching staff
£1.9m
Support staff
£616k
Premises
£197k
Other costs
£490k
3.3%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
4.6%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
3.2%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 38.0 | 53.4% | 38.6% | 9.1% | — | 88 |
* 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 | 27.9 | 15.1 | £40,458 | 31.9% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2021/22 | 24.6 | 18.0 | £40,207 | 21.1% | 0.0% | 10.9 |
| 2022/23 | 23.5 | 20.3 | £42,279 | 16.6% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2023/24 | 27.1 | 18.1 | £44,957 | 20.7% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2024/25 | 29.5 | 17.0 | £46,823 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.6pp | 17.7% | 4.6% | 1.4% | 538 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 19.6% | 5.0% | 1.0% | 474 |
| 2015/16 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 22.6% | 5.7% | 1.1% | 416 |
| 2016/17 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 20.0% | 5.2% | 1.6% | 405 |
| 2017/18 | 7.3% | 4.8% | +2.5pp | 20.7% | 5.1% | 2.2% | 387 |
| 2018/19 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.7pp | 22.5% | 5.3% | 2.1% | 387 |
| 2020/21 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 18.2% | 4.4% | 1.4% | 435 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.1pp | 30.2% | 7.5% | 1.8% | 457 |
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% | +2.8pp | 30.2% | 7.2% | 2.4% | 506 |
| 2023/24 | 11.1% | 6.6% | +4.6pp | 30.2% | 7.5% | 3.7% | 517 |
| 2024/25 | 11.1% | 6.2% | +4.9pp | 30.4% | 7.3% | 3.9% | 516 |
21 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2019 | — | Good |