Flags
3
3 high
Per-pupil income
£9,127.3
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
64.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-61.9%
of income
In-year balance
+4.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.9%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -61.9%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate15 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
468
Capacity
725 (65%)
Free school meals
24.8%
English additional lang.
3.2%
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.
30.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.3
Mean salary
£44,996
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.
35.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.9%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25 · 509 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 | £3.4m | £3.1m | £2.2m | 64.1% | +£258k | -£2.9m | -86.1% | £7,908 |
| 2022/23 | £3.3m | £3.3m | £2.3m | 70.0% | -£37k | -£3.0m | -90.2% | £7,066 |
| 2023/24 | £3.8m | £3.6m | £2.5m | 65.6% | +£136k | -£2.8m | -74.9% | £7,579 |
| 2024/25 | £4.3m | £4.1m | £2.8m | 64.7% | +£171k | -£2.6m | -61.9% | £9,127 |
Teaching staff
£2.0m
Support staff
£322k
Premises
£306k
Other costs
£1.0m
7.3%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
1.5%
ICT
11.2%
Premises (total)
2.5%
Supply staff
1.1%
Catering
6.3%
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 | —* | 41.3 | 55.7% | 42.0% | 30.7% | — | 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 | 29.1 | 15.4 | £42,812 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 1.4 |
| 2021/22 | 29.0 | 14.7 | £42,483 | 23.1% | 0.0% | 16.2 |
| 2022/23 | 27.7 | 16.7 | £42,287 | 46.9% | 3.5% | 17.3 |
| 2023/24 | 26.6 | 18.5 | £47,326 | 28.6% | 0.0% | 11.4 |
| 2024/25 | 30.6 | 15.3 | £44,996 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
35.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 10.4% | 4.2% | 0.4% | 520 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 13.2% | 4.8% | 0.2% | 485 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.3% | 4.9% | 0.3% | 451 |
| 2016/17 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 19.6% | 5.8% | 1.1% | 479 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.1pp | 16.6% | 5.8% | 1.0% | 475 |
| 2018/19 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 17.0% | 5.3% | 1.3% | 458 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 14.4% | 4.1% | 1.6% | 459 |
| 2021/22 | 9.8% | 7.1% | +2.6pp | 30.3% | 7.4% | 2.4% | 445 |
| 2022/23 | 11.4% | 6.8% | +4.6pp | 35.2% | 7.8% | 3.6% | 483 |
| 2023/24 | 11.2% | 6.6% | +4.6pp | 36.6% | 7.3% | 3.9% | 535 |
| 2024/25 | 10.9% | 6.2% | +4.7pp | 35.2% | 6.9% | 4.1% | 509 |
15 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
InadequateFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2019 | — | Good |