Per-pupil income
£7,124.07
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
11.2%
of income
In-year balance
+2.7%
of income
No active flags for this school.
21 May 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,098
Capacity
1,150 (95%)
Free school meals
12.4%
English additional lang.
3.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
64.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£48,007
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
2024/25 · 941 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 | £6.1m | £6.0m | £4.6m | 75.6% | +£94k | £607k | 9.9% | £5,746 |
| 2022/23 | £6.8m | £6.7m | £5.1m | 75.4% | +£42k | £647k | 9.6% | £6,052 |
| 2023/24 | £7.6m | £7.4m | £5.7m | 74.5% | +£207k | £854k | 11.2% | £7,124 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
Support staff
£613k
Premises
£285k
Other costs
£1.5m
5.0%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
4.3%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
3.5%
Catering
0.2%
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 | —* | 46.6 | 70.6% | 44.9% | 40.6% | — | 187 |
* 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 | 62.2 | 16.3 | £43,161 | 12.3% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2021/22 | 62.6 | 17.0 | £43,456 | 6.7% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2022/23 | 65.3 | 17.1 | £46,034 | 14.0% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 66.0 | 16.3 | £47,834 | 10.3% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2024/25 | 64.7 | 17.0 | £48,007 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 12.0% | 4.4% | 0.5% | 732 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 9.8% | 4.3% | 0.4% | 749 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.8% | 4.2% | 0.5% | 741 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 10.8% | 4.1% | 0.6% | 753 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 9.7% | 4.0% | 0.3% | 770 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 9.0% | 4.0% | 0.3% | 774 |
| 2020/21 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 7.4% | 3.2% | 0.2% | 807 |
| 2021/22 | 8.2% | 7.1% | +1.0pp | 25.4% | 7.3% | 0.9% | 839 |
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% | +0.3pp | 17.8% | 6.3% | 0.7% | 884 |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% | +0.2pp | 19.0% | 6.1% | 0.7% | 884 |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% | -0.1pp | 17.8% | 5.5% | 0.7% | 941 |
21 May 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2017 | — | Requires improvement |