Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,654.53
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.4%
of income
In-year balance
+4.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.
26 September 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,270
Capacity
1,265 (100%)
Free school meals
31.7%
English additional lang.
16.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
81.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.7
Mean salary
£47,158
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
2024/25 · 1,201 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 | £7.4m | £6.7m | £4.5m | 60.5% | +£646k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,046 |
| 2022/23 | £10.2m | £9.8m | £6.6m | 64.8% | +£368k | £27k | 0.3% | £8,029 |
| 2023/24 | £11.2m | £10.7m | £7.3m | 65.4% | +£475k | £43k | 0.4% | £8,655 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£2.5m
Other costs
£841k
4.2%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
0.8%
Premises (total)
0.6%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 41.1 | 61.0% | 39.5% | 36.8% | — | 228 |
* 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 | 76.2 | 15.0 | £40,060 | 9.1% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2021/22 | 77.8 | 15.7 | £40,394 | 17.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 81.0 | 15.6 | £39,636 | 19.8% | 2.4% | — |
| 2023/24 | 87.0 | 14.8 | £46,114 | 12.4% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2024/25 | 81.1 | 15.7 | £47,158 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.5% | 4.4% | +2.2pp | 19.9% | 5.1% | 1.5% | 1,117 |
| 2014/15 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 21.1% | 5.1% | 1.4% | 1,063 |
| 2015/16 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 17.9% | 4.7% | 1.9% | 997 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 13.4% | 3.7% | 2.2% | 958 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.6pp | 15.2% | 3.7% | 2.6% | 920 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 15.9% | 3.6% | 2.4% | 947 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 13.8% | 3.5% | 2.1% | 1,035 |
| 2021/22 | 8.7% | 7.1% | +1.6pp | 23.3% | 4.8% | 3.9% | 1,133 |
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% | +2.6pp | 26.7% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 1,187 |
| 2023/24 | 10.0% | 6.6% | +3.5pp | 29.6% | 4.7% | 5.3% | 1,230 |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% | +3.6pp | 28.5% | 5.4% | 4.4% | 1,201 |
26 September 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2015 | URN 118832 | Requires improvement |