Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£71,693.07
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
79.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.3%
of income
In-year balance
+5.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 41.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 45.2%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.3%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement3 December 2024 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
123
Capacity
200 (62%)
Free school meals
80.5%
English additional lang.
2.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 5–19
Compared against 30 similar other 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.
42.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
2.9
Mean salary
£49,462
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
48.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
91.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
25.4%
Unauthorised absence
23.1%
2024/25 · 274 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 | £6.3m | £6.1m | £5.1m | 80.8% | +£245k | £676k | 10.7% | £56,009 |
| 2022/23 | £6.4m | £6.1m | £5.3m | 82.9% | +£309k | £631k | 9.8% | £60,528 |
| 2023/24 | £7.2m | £6.9m | £5.7m | 79.3% | +£385k | £677k | 9.3% | £71,693 |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
Support staff
£1.9m
Premises
£361k
Other costs
£756k
3.0%
Admin staff
1.5%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
5.9%
Premises (total)
4.3%
Supply staff
0.4%
Catering
1.2%
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 | —* | 3.0 | 3.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 30 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 17.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 34.2 | 3.7 | £37,565 | 10.1% | 5.5% | — |
| 2021/22 | 37.6 | 3.0 | £38,650 | 25.0% | 7.4% | — |
| 2022/23 | 45.3 | 2.3 | £43,770 | 35.8% | 4.2% | — |
| 2023/24 | 44.1 | 2.3 | £43,258 | 27.8% | 2.2% | 9.0 |
| 2024/25 | 42.4 | 2.9 | £49,462 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
48.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
91.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
25.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
23.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 38.0% | 4.4% | +33.7pp | 78.4% | 18.2% | 19.8% | 241 |
| 2014/15 | 37.9% | 4.5% | +33.4pp | 78.3% | 22.1% | 15.7% | 263 |
| 2015/16 | 39.7% | 4.5% | +35.2pp | 84.9% | 25.3% | 14.4% | 159 |
| 2016/17 | 40.3% | 4.6% | +35.8pp | 83.9% | 22.4% | 17.9% | 273 |
| 2017/18 | 38.7% | 4.8% | +33.9pp | 82.0% | 21.1% | 17.6% | 283 |
| 2018/19 | 38.2% | 4.6% | +33.5pp | 85.4% | 22.7% | 15.5% | 315 |
| 2020/21 | 37.3% | 4.5% | +32.8pp | 85.0% | 18.9% | 18.4% | 273 |
| 2021/22 | 33.9% | 7.1% | +26.7pp | 84.1% | 15.1% | 18.8% | 252 |
| 2022/23 | 41.4% | 6.8% | +34.6pp | 82.3% | 14.8% | 26.6% | 271 |
| 2023/24 | 45.2% | 6.6% | +38.6pp | 90.0% | 20.5% | 24.6% | 251 |
| 2024/25 | 48.5% | 6.2% | +42.3pp | 91.6% | 25.4% | 23.1% | 274 |
3 December 2024 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 2022 | — | Inadequate |