Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£5,821.81
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
81.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
9.5%
of income
In-year balance
-3.9%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.0%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.9% of income.
16 March 2016 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,015
Capacity
980 (104%)
Free school meals
12.5%
English additional lang.
8.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in South East, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
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.
56.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.0
Mean salary
£51,050
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
8.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
2024/25 · 796 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE review threshold: 78% of income. | 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 | £5.5m | £5.3m | £4.4m | 79.8% | +£200k | £737k | 13.4% | £5,380 |
| 2022/23 | £6.2m | £5.9m | £4.5m | 73.3% | +£289k | £851k | 13.8% | £6,030 |
| 2023/24 | £6.0m | £6.2m | £4.8m | 81.0% | -£234k | £569k | 9.5% | £5,822 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
Support staff
£523k
Premises
£540k
Other costs
£831k
4.3%
Admin staff
3.5%
Energy
1.6%
ICT
10.9%
Premises (total)
0.6%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | 61.8 | 97.2% | 85.5% | 57.2% | — | 145 |
* 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 | 56.6 | 18.2 | £45,352 | 5.0% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2021/22 | 56.2 | 18.2 | £45,981 | 6.8% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2022/23 | 57.5 | 17.8 | £45,536 | 7.4% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 57.1 | 18.0 | £47,688 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2024/25 | 56.3 | 18.0 | £51,050 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
8.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.4pp | 8.2% | 3.5% | 0.5% | 648 |
| 2014/15 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 6.8% | 3.5% | 0.3% | 673 |
| 2015/16 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 7.8% | 3.3% | 0.4% | 681 |
| 2016/17 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 7.6% | 3.8% | 0.4% | 709 |
| 2017/18 | 3.7% | 4.8% | -1.0pp | 5.5% | 3.4% | 0.3% | 764 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 7.2% | 3.7% | 0.4% | 779 |
| 2020/21 | 3.0% | 4.5% | -1.5pp | 5.1% | 2.8% | 0.2% | 778 |
| 2021/22 | 6.0% | 7.1% | -1.2pp | 14.8% | 5.5% | 0.5% | 777 |
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% | -1.6pp | 13.3% | 4.8% | 0.5% | 755 |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% | -1.4pp | 12.6% | 4.8% | 0.3% | 788 |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% | -1.3pp | 8.7% | 4.4% | 0.5% | 796 |
16 March 2016 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Sept 2011 | URN 118805 | Good |