Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,842.31
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
60.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
60.4%
of income
In-year balance
+26.3%
of income
Elevated: vacancy rate 7.3%.
8 January 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
805
Capacity
750 (107%)
Free school meals
27.3%
English additional lang.
25.0%
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.
51.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.8
Mean salary
£51,057
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
7.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 836 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 | £4.4m | £3.8m | £2.9m | 66.3% | +£532k | £2.0m | 45.3% | £6,320 |
| 2022/23 | £5.3m | £4.1m | £3.1m | 57.9% | +£1.2m | £2.7m | 50.1% | £7,091 |
| 2023/24 | £6.1m | £4.5m | £3.7m | 60.5% | +£1.6m | £3.7m | 60.4% | £7,842 |
Teaching staff
£2.9m
Support staff
£351k
Premises
£163k
Other costs
£650k
5.1%
Admin staff
1.5%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
4.8%
Premises (total)
1.2%
Supply staff
1.0%
Catering
1.6%
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 | —* | 45.0 | 70.0% | 42.3% | 55.4% | — | 130 |
* 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 | 39.9 | 15.3 | £39,912 | 14.5% | 0.0% | 0.5 |
| 2021/22 | 39.3 | 17.6 | £40,762 | 38.9% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2022/23 | 37.4 | 20.0 | £41,147 | 32.1% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2023/24 | 45.4 | 17.2 | £44,419 | 19.7% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2024/25 | 51.1 | 15.8 | £51,057 | —% | 7.3% | — |
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 14.8% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 554 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 16.1% | 4.1% | 1.4% | 585 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 15.8% | 4.1% | 1.5% | 593 |
| 2016/17 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 17.4% | 4.1% | 2.2% | 615 |
| 2017/18 | 6.6% | 4.8% | +1.9pp | 17.2% | 4.1% | 2.5% | 609 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 14.2% | 3.2% | 2.1% | 647 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.0% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 651 |
| 2021/22 | 8.0% | 7.1% | +0.8pp | 24.6% | 5.3% | 2.7% | 748 |
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% | +0.7pp | 21.6% | 4.5% | 3.1% | 782 |
| 2023/24 | 7.0% | 6.6% | +0.4pp | 16.6% | 4.4% | 2.6% | 827 |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% | +1.2pp | 21.2% | 4.9% | 2.5% | 836 |
8 January 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2014 | URN 125266 | Good |