Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,374.41
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
72.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
12.2%
of income
In-year balance
+4.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
Elevated: turnover 16.1%.
14 May 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,014
Capacity
1,080 (94%)
Free school meals
14.4%
English additional lang.
4.8%
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.
59.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.9
Mean salary
£48,837
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 1,034 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 | £6.4m | £6.3m | £4.8m | 74.7% | +£109k | £49k | 0.8% | £6,458 |
| 2022/23 | £7.0m | £6.8m | £5.1m | 72.3% | +£245k | £294k | 4.2% | £6,929 |
| 2023/24 | £7.6m | £7.2m | £5.6m | 72.9% | +£381k | £676k | 8.9% | £7,511 |
| 2024/25 | £8.5m | £8.1m | £6.2m | 72.6% | +£357k | £1.0m | 12.2% | £8,374 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£492k
Other costs
£1.5m
3.6%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
7.9%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
3.1%
Catering
1.8%
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 | —* | 45.3 | 63.9% | 40.6% | 27.8% | — | 180 |
* 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 | 59.1 | 16.5 | £43,004 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2021/22 | 59.1 | 16.9 | £42,754 | 14.2% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2022/23 | 58.5 | 17.3 | £43,574 | 19.8% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2023/24 | 61.6 | 16.5 | £47,049 | 16.1% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2024/25 | 59.9 | 16.9 | £48,837 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 12.8% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 965 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 13.0% | 4.4% | 0.6% | 966 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.4% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 918 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 13.5% | 4.3% | 0.7% | 951 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 13.4% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 984 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 16.9% | 4.8% | 1.2% | 999 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 10.3% | 4.0% | 0.5% | 991 |
| 2021/22 | 9.5% | 7.1% | +2.4pp | 32.5% | 8.2% | 1.4% | 1,023 |
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% | +0.7pp | 21.4% | 5.9% | 1.6% | 1,045 |
| 2023/24 | 7.0% | 6.6% | +0.5pp | 21.7% | 5.3% | 1.8% | 1,037 |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% | +1.2pp | 20.7% | 5.2% | 2.2% | 1,034 |
14 May 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2013 | — | Requires improvement |