Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,134.01
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.1%
of income
In-year balance
+14.6%
of income
Elevated: turnover 39.0%.
19 June 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
959
Capacity
980 (98%)
Free school meals
20.9%
English additional lang.
15.6%
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.
57.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.6
Mean salary
£53,842
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.9%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 999 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 | £5.4m | £4.7m | £3.5m | 64.9% | +£728k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,404 |
| 2022/23 | £6.7m | £6.4m | £4.4m | 65.1% | +£328k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,986 |
| 2023/24 | £8.0m | £6.8m | £5.6m | 69.5% | +£1.2m | £808k | 10.1% | £8,134 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£284k
Other costs
£989k
4.0%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
1.6%
ICT
4.5%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
2.0%
Catering
1.9%
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 | —* | 49.0 | 67.8% | 46.7% | 11.1% | — | 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 | 48.1 | 16.0 | £42,853 | 17.9% | 0.0% | 0.6 |
| 2021/22 | 46.9 | 18.1 | £41,821 | 31.1% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2022/23 | 53.3 | 18.1 | £45,809 | 39.0% | 1.8% | 3.9 |
| 2023/24 | 60.7 | 16.2 | £47,083 | 40.4% | 3.2% | 2.9 |
| 2024/25 | 57.9 | 16.6 | £53,842 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 16.4% | 3.9% | 1.7% | 942 |
| 2014/15 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 17.3% | 4.5% | 1.8% | 908 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 14.2% | 3.7% | 2.1% | 827 |
| 2016/17 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 17.9% | 3.8% | 2.6% | 749 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 14.1% | 3.3% | 1.9% | 696 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 15.4% | 3.0% | 2.3% | 719 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.2% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 810 |
| 2021/22 | 8.8% | 7.1% | +1.7pp | 28.3% | 4.6% | 4.3% | 919 |
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% | +3.5pp | 32.9% | 3.8% | 6.4% | 1,005 |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% | +3.5pp | 29.3% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 1,030 |
| 2024/25 | 6.0% | 6.2% | -0.2pp | 15.2% | 3.9% | 2.1% | 999 |
19 June 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 2016 | — | Requires improvement |