Flags
4
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,696.33
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
77.9%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
3.7%
of income
In-year balance
-1.2%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.2% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 3.7%.
13 June 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
856
Capacity
900 (95%)
Free school meals
19.3%
English additional lang.
6.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
46.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.4
Mean salary
£48,328
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 902 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 | £5.3m | £5.2m | £3.9m | 73.4% | +£65k | £537k | 10.2% | £6,528 |
| 2022/23 | £5.7m | £6.0m | £4.4m | 76.6% | -£224k | £313k | 5.5% | £6,713 |
| 2023/24 | £6.3m | £6.3m | £4.8m | 75.1% | +£9k | £323k | 5.1% | £7,144 |
| 2024/25 | £6.6m | £6.7m | £5.1m | 77.9% | -£79k | £244k | 3.7% | £7,696 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
Support staff
£866k
Premises
£493k
Other costs
£1.0m
6.4%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
1.6%
ICT
9.4%
Premises (total)
3.7%
Supply staff
0.9%
Catering
2.6%
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 | —* | 44.2 | 63.9% | 43.0% | 44.9% | — | 158 |
* 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 | 49.9 | 16.1 | £40,246 | 2.8% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2021/22 | 51.5 | 15.7 | £41,360 | 15.5% | 0.0% | 10.6 |
| 2022/23 | 54.1 | 15.8 | £41,461 | 19.1% | 0.0% | 8.8 |
| 2023/24 | 52.0 | 17.0 | £44,727 | 25.9% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.6 | 18.4 | £48,328 | —% | 2.1% | — |
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 15.0% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 889 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 16.6% | 4.8% | 0.8% | 871 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 14.7% | 4.5% | 0.7% | 856 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 14.8% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 815 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 13.5% | 3.9% | 1.4% | 770 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 13.7% | 3.8% | 1.5% | 809 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.6% | 3.4% | 1.4% | 826 |
| 2021/22 | 10.1% | 7.1% | +2.9pp | 30.4% | 7.9% | 2.2% | 839 |
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% | +2.6pp | 29.6% | 7.1% | 2.4% | 897 |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% | +2.1pp | 26.8% | 6.5% | 2.1% | 927 |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% | +2.3pp | 24.7% | 6.8% | 1.8% | 902 |
13 June 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb 2014 | — | Good |