Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,152.76
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
0.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.9%
of income
In-year balance
+72.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.9%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
21 February 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,984
Capacity
1,300 (153%)
Free school meals
32.8%
English additional lang.
8.4%
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.
125.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.8
Mean salary
£52,108
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.2%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25 · 1,188 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 | £14.0m | £13.9m | £9.5m | 67.6% | +£101k | £492k | 3.5% | £7,623 |
| 2022/23 | £14.8m | £15.2m | £10.4m | 70.6% | -£446k | £402k | 2.7% | £8,012 |
| 2023/24 | £15.5m | £4.3m | £128k | 0.8% | +£11.2m | £140k | 0.9% | £8,153 |
Teaching staff
£36k
Support staff
£0
Premises
£172k
Other costs
£4.0m
0.0%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
5.6%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
2.5%
Catering
7.7%
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 | —* | 39.0 | 54.7% | 33.6% | 11.2% | — | 232 |
* 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 | 119.3 | 15.4 | £42,822 | 14.8% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2021/22 | 116.0 | 15.9 | £42,520 | 16.9% | 0.0% | 9.1 |
| 2022/23 | 114.8 | 16.1 | £46,204 | 17.1% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2023/24 | 122.5 | 15.5 | £47,518 | 11.9% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2024/25 | 125.6 | 15.8 | £52,108 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.2% | 4.4% | +2.9pp | 21.3% | 4.0% | 3.3% | 1,022 |
| 2014/15 | 7.6% | 4.5% | +3.1pp | 21.6% | 4.1% | 3.5% | 1,106 |
| 2015/16 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.6pp | 21.3% | 4.2% | 2.8% | 1,099 |
| 2016/17 | 7.4% | 4.6% | +2.8pp | 21.2% | 4.2% | 3.1% | 1,122 |
| 2017/18 | 8.1% | 4.8% | +3.4pp | 25.6% | 4.3% | 3.8% | 1,131 |
| 2018/19 | 9.2% | 4.6% | +4.5pp | 27.3% | 4.8% | 4.4% | 1,170 |
| 2020/21 | 8.4% | 4.5% | +3.9pp | 22.6% | 4.8% | 3.6% | 1,142 |
| 2021/22 | 12.8% | 7.1% | +5.7pp | 38.8% | 7.0% | 5.9% | 1,164 |
| 2022/23 | 12.8% | 6.8% | +6.0pp | 37.5% | 7.2% | 5.7% | 1,188 |
| 2023/24 | 13.1% | 6.6% | +6.6pp | 38.0% | 7.0% | 6.1% | 1,198 |
| 2024/25 | 10.9% | 6.2% | +4.7pp | 29.6% | 7.2% | 3.8% | 1,188 |
21 February 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2017 | — | Good |