Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£19,714.14
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
76.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
19.7%
of income
In-year balance
+6.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
25 February 2020 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
118
Capacity
112 (105%)
Free school meals
51.7%
English additional lang.
6.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Compared against 30 similar other 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.
17.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
6.8
Mean salary
£44,294
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 121 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 | £1.4m | £1.3m | £1.1m | 75.6% | +£112k | £230k | 16.3% | £16,869 |
| 2022/23 | £1.6m | £1.5m | £1.2m | 73.2% | +£125k | £356k | 22.2% | £17,257 |
| 2023/24 | £1.8m | £1.8m | £1.4m | 80.9% | -£49k | £306k | 17.3% | £16,596 |
| 2024/25 | £2.3m | £2.2m | £1.8m | 76.9% | +£153k | £459k | 19.7% | £19,714 |
Teaching staff
£1.1m
Support staff
£518k
Premises
£107k
Other costs
£278k
6.8%
Admin staff
0.9%
Energy
1.4%
ICT
3.4%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
1.3%
Catering
2.9%
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 | —* | 8.1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 19 |
* 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 | 11.8 | 7.0 | £43,768 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.8 |
| 2021/22 | 12.4 | 6.8 | £43,810 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.2 |
| 2022/23 | 12.4 | 7.5 | £45,386 | 8.1% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2023/24 | 14.6 | 7.3 | £43,661 | 6.8% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2024/25 | 17.4 | 6.8 | £44,294 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.9% | 4.4% | +3.5pp | 24.3% | 5.8% | 2.0% | 74 |
| 2014/15 | 7.6% | 4.5% | +3.1pp | 28.4% | 5.0% | 2.5% | 74 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 17.5% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 57 |
| 2016/17 | 7.4% | 4.6% | +2.9pp | 23.3% | 5.1% | 2.4% | 73 |
| 2017/18 | 7.6% | 4.8% | +2.9pp | 18.2% | 5.1% | 2.5% | 77 |
| 2018/19 | 7.2% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 19.2% | 4.9% | 2.3% | 78 |
| 2020/21 | 21.2% | 4.5% | +16.7pp | 85.7% | 19.6% | 1.6% | 84 |
| 2021/22 | 7.6% | 7.1% | +0.5pp | 24.7% | 5.8% | 1.8% | 85 |
| 2022/23 | 8.0% | 6.8% | +1.2pp | 18.6% | 5.2% | 2.9% | 97 |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% | +2.1pp | 21.3% | 5.0% | 3.6% | 108 |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 17.4% | 5.1% | 1.4% | 121 |
25 February 2020 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2014 | — | Good |