Flags
7
3 high
Per-pupil income
£8,172.03
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
77.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.9%
of income
In-year balance
-9.0%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 9.0% of income.
Elevated: turnover 30.1%, sickness 9.4 days.
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 14.7% to 0.9%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 0.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.8% of income.
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 improvement24 September 2024 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
553
Capacity
750 (74%)
Free school meals
27.1%
English additional lang.
6.0%
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.
37.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.6
Mean salary
£48,667
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.7%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 574 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 | £3.8m | £3.6m | £2.6m | 69.9% | +£188k | £553k | 14.7% | £6,757 |
| 2022/23 | £4.0m | £4.0m | £2.8m | 69.1% | +£57k | £609k | 15.2% | £7,016 |
| 2023/24 | £4.4m | £4.5m | £3.2m | 73.8% | -£164k | £445k | 10.2% | £7,702 |
| 2024/25 | £4.5m | £4.9m | £3.5m | 77.0% | -£406k | £39k | 0.9% | £8,172 |
Teaching staff
£2.6m
Support staff
£451k
Premises
£404k
Other costs
£1.0m
6.5%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
2.9%
ICT
9.6%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
4.4%
Catering
5.4%
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 | —* | 38.3 | 55.8% | 35.8% | 7.4% | — | 95 |
* 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 | 31.8 | 17.5 | £43,960 | 19.5% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2021/22 | 30.0 | 18.6 | £43,944 | 0.3% | 0.0% | 13.4 |
| 2022/23 | 34.5 | 16.6 | £43,657 | 30.1% | 0.0% | 9.4 |
| 2023/24 | 36.4 | 15.5 | £45,138 | 15.4% | 0.0% | 13.0 |
| 2024/25 | 37.8 | 14.6 | £48,667 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.9pp | 20.5% | 5.4% | 0.8% | 567 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 19.1% | 4.9% | 1.1% | 564 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.7% | 4.2% | 1.5% | 543 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 11.8% | 3.7% | 1.2% | 541 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 12.4% | 3.8% | 1.5% | 540 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 13.6% | 4.7% | 1.3% | 558 |
| 2020/21 | 7.8% | 4.5% | +3.3pp | 21.5% | 6.2% | 1.7% | 582 |
| 2021/22 | 11.4% | 7.1% | +4.3pp | 37.6% | 8.8% | 2.6% | 577 |
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% | +4.4pp | 31.7% | 8.2% | 3.0% | 600 |
| 2023/24 | 11.1% | 6.6% | +4.5pp | 31.2% | 7.4% | 3.7% | 589 |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% | +3.1pp | 24.0% | 6.7% | 2.6% | 574 |
24 September 2024 · S5 Inspection
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 Feb 2018 | — | Good |