Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,247
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
13.3%
of income
In-year balance
-4.4%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.4%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.4% of income.
28 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,454
Capacity
1,500 (97%)
Free school meals
5.9%
English additional lang.
38.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
74.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.6
Mean salary
£52,517
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25 · 1,219 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 | £7.8m | £7.5m | £5.7m | 74.0% | +£314k | £1.3m | 16.6% | £5,445 |
| 2022/23 | £8.6m | £8.3m | £6.2m | 72.6% | +£271k | £1.6m | 18.3% | £6,086 |
| 2023/24 | £8.9m | £9.2m | £6.9m | 78.4% | -£391k | £1.2m | 13.3% | £6,247 |
Teaching staff
£5.4m
Support staff
£695k
Premises
£547k
Other costs
£1.8m
5.7%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
7.9%
Premises (total)
1.2%
Supply staff
4.9%
Catering
1.3%
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 | —* | 63.7 | 89.2% | 80.4% | 77.5% | — | 240 |
* 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 | 72.5 | 18.9 | £42,908 | 9.7% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2021/22 | 75.4 | 18.9 | £43,300 | 10.6% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2022/23 | 74.7 | 18.8 | £43,474 | 15.0% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2023/24 | 75.6 | 18.7 | £48,472 | 13.2% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2024/25 | 74.1 | 19.6 | £52,517 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 11.6% | 4.1% | 0.6% | 1,010 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.7% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 1,026 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 13.4% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 1,021 |
| 2016/17 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 16.0% | 5.0% | 0.7% | 1,032 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 10.9% | 4.1% | 0.5% | 1,049 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 9.6% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 1,085 |
| 2020/21 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 7.3% | 3.1% | 0.7% | 1,148 |
| 2021/22 | 7.4% | 7.1% | +0.3pp | 26.9% | 6.2% | 1.1% | 1,177 |
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% | +0.0pp | 22.9% | 5.7% | 1.1% | 1,214 |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% | -0.4pp | 18.4% | 5.2% | 0.9% | 1,211 |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% | -0.8pp | 14.2% | 4.7% | 0.8% | 1,219 |
28 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 2008 | URN 110058 | Outstanding |