Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,616.41
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.5%
of income
In-year balance
-0.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.0%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Elevated: vacancy rate 17.5%.
7 February 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
896
Capacity
1,000 (90%)
Free school meals
33.1%
English additional lang.
15.6%
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.
51.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.3
Mean salary
£49,234
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
17.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
36.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.9%
Unauthorised absence
5.1%
2024/25 · 1,004 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 | £5.8m | £5.7m | £4.3m | 74.8% | +£85k | £526k | 9.2% | £6,498 |
| 2022/23 | £6.3m | £6.3m | £4.7m | 75.1% | -£38k | £488k | 7.8% | £7,109 |
| 2023/24 | £6.9m | £7.0m | £5.1m | 73.9% | -£42k | £446k | 6.5% | £7,616 |
Teaching staff
£3.8m
Support staff
£608k
Premises
£437k
Other costs
£1.4m
8.2%
Admin staff
0.6%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
4.4%
Premises (total)
3.1%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
0.6%
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 | —* | 33.1 | 44.0% | 19.5% | 10.1% | — | 159 |
* 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 | 52.8 | 16.5 | £39,646 | 20.4% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2021/22 | 54.6 | 16.2 | £43,307 | 28.6% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2022/23 | 60.8 | 14.6 | £40,862 | 27.5% | 0.0% | 9.5 |
| 2023/24 | 58.6 | 15.5 | £43,650 | 28.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 51.8 | 17.3 | £49,234 | —% | 17.5% | — |
Overall absence
13.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
36.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 14.7% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 880 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 13.2% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 944 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.5% | 4.1% | 0.6% | 949 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 13.3% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 983 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 15.0% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 1,009 |
| 2018/19 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 17.6% | 5.0% | 1.1% | 1,006 |
| 2020/21 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 16.8% | 4.8% | 1.4% | 900 |
| 2021/22 | 10.5% | 7.1% | +3.4pp | 36.7% | 7.9% | 2.6% | 921 |
| 2022/23 | 13.3% | 6.8% | +6.4pp | 36.9% | 7.8% | 5.5% | 946 |
| 2023/24 | 13.3% | 6.6% | +6.8pp | 34.4% | 9.3% | 4.0% | 948 |
| 2024/25 | 13.0% | 6.2% | +6.8pp | 36.5% | 7.9% | 5.1% | 1,004 |
7 February 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 2019 | URN 116427 | Requires improvement |