Per-pupil income
£6,755.02
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
81.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.9%
of income
In-year balance
-6.3%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good1 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,437
Capacity
1,307 (110%)
Free school meals
10.6%
English additional lang.
1.9%
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.
80.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£48,510
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.9%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25 · 1,059 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 | £8.1m | £7.6m | £6.1m | 75.2% | +£511k | £663k | 8.2% | £6,128 |
| 2022/23 | £8.7m | £8.2m | £6.5m | 74.4% | +£549k | £1.2m | 13.9% | £6,407 |
| 2023/24 | £9.2m | £9.0m | £7.0m | 76.1% | +£256k | £1.5m | 15.9% | £6,582 |
| 2024/25 | £9.7m | £10.3m | £7.9m | 81.3% | -£607k | £860k | 8.9% | £6,755 |
Teaching staff
£5.7m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£671k
Other costs
£1.8m
9.0%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
2.1%
ICT
9.4%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
5.4%
Catering
2.3%
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 | —* | 53.4 | 77.2% | 54.4% | 72.3% | — | 206 |
* 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 | 72.3 | 18.0 | £42,471 | 14.8% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2021/22 | 72.0 | 18.3 | £42,678 | 16.9% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2022/23 | 76.3 | 17.9 | £41,635 | 17.0% | 3.8% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 76.7 | 18.3 | £44,792 | 13.7% | 2.5% | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 80.4 | 17.9 | £48,510 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 8.6% | 3.6% | 0.5% | 917 |
| 2014/15 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 9.5% | 3.9% | 0.5% | 917 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 8.9% | 3.9% | 0.4% | 912 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 12.3% | 4.3% | 0.5% | 911 |
| 2017/18 | 4.4% | 4.8% | -0.4pp | 8.5% | 3.7% | 0.6% | 916 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 10.6% | 4.1% | 0.6% | 946 |
| 2020/21 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 8.6% | 3.4% | 0.6% | 1,003 |
| 2021/22 | 7.0% | 7.1% | -0.2pp | 17.6% | 6.2% | 0.8% | 1,035 |
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% | -0.1pp | 15.6% | 5.3% | 1.4% | 1,065 |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% | +0.0pp | 16.7% | 5.3% | 1.3% | 1,068 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 6.2% | +0.8pp | 15.4% | 5.9% | 1.1% | 1,059 |
1 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 2013 | — | Outstanding |