Flags
5
4 high
Per-pupil income
£8,206.37
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
72.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-8.2%
of income
In-year balance
+1.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.2%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -10.6%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -8.2%.
Elevated: turnover 25.6%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good18 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,099
Capacity
1,152 (95%)
Free school meals
25.2%
English additional lang.
6.4%
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.
70.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.7
Mean salary
£46,853
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.6%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25 · 1,127 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 | £7.3m | £6.8m | £4.8m | 66.0% | +£488k | -£1.3m | -17.6% | £6,417 |
| 2022/23 | £7.8m | £7.8m | £5.3m | 67.4% | +£22k | -£1.3m | -16.1% | £6,748 |
| 2023/24 | £8.6m | £8.3m | £5.9m | 67.8% | +£354k | -£910k | -10.6% | £7,750 |
| 2024/25 | £9.0m | £8.8m | £6.5m | 72.0% | +£169k | -£741k | -8.2% | £8,206 |
Teaching staff
£4.6m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£528k
Other costs
£1.8m
5.2%
Admin staff
3.1%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
9.8%
Premises (total)
1.3%
Supply staff
3.5%
Catering
2.8%
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 | —* | 47.2 | 74.0% | 52.6% | 32.1% | — | 196 |
* 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 | 64.9 | 16.8 | £40,643 | 10.6% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2021/22 | 65.9 | 17.3 | £43,168 | 18.1% | 0.0% | 10.1 |
| 2022/23 | 67.3 | 17.3 | £42,357 | 14.4% | 1.5% | 4.3 |
| 2023/24 | 66.5 | 16.7 | £44,857 | 25.6% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2024/25 | 70.1 | 15.7 | £46,853 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 15.7% | 4.1% | 1.8% | 975 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 17.9% | 4.5% | 1.6% | 949 |
| 2015/16 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 16.9% | 4.6% | 1.5% | 864 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.4% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 849 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 11.9% | 3.9% | 1.4% | 918 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 12.5% | 4.2% | 1.4% | 1,021 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 10.1% | 3.3% | 1.0% | 1,111 |
| 2021/22 | 8.9% | 7.1% | +1.8pp | 27.6% | 7.0% | 1.9% | 1,162 |
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% | +3.7pp | 31.4% | 7.2% | 3.3% | 1,196 |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% | +3.6pp | 29.8% | 6.9% | 3.3% | 1,145 |
| 2024/25 | 10.4% | 6.2% | +4.2pp | 28.2% | 7.6% | 2.8% | 1,127 |
18 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Sept 2022 | — | Requires improvement |