Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,895.6
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
11.4%
of income
In-year balance
+4.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 35.1%, vacancy rate 4.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.7%.
Elevated: turnover 37.3%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.
18 October 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,113
Capacity
1,400 (80%)
Free school meals
47.2%
English additional lang.
28.3%
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.
71.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.5
Mean salary
£49,502
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
36.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.6%
Unauthorised absence
6.1%
2024/25 · 1,016 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 | £8.3m | £7.8m | £5.8m | 69.1% | +£525k | £876k | 10.5% | £7,652 |
| 2022/23 | £9.2m | £9.0m | £6.5m | 70.4% | +£146k | £1.0m | 11.1% | £7,962 |
| 2023/24 | £10.3m | £9.8m | £7.3m | 70.4% | +£499k | £1.2m | 11.4% | £8,896 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£641k
Other costs
£1.9m
6.5%
Admin staff
4.2%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
9.4%
Premises (total)
3.9%
Supply staff
2.8%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | 33.6 | 41.5% | 21.0% | 7.5% | — | 200 |
* 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 | 64.9 | 16.0 | £38,770 | 22.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 64.7 | 16.8 | £41,447 | 37.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 55.0 | 21.0 | £42,620 | 32.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 59.9 | 19.3 | £43,442 | 35.1% | 4.8% | 4.3 |
| 2024/25 | 71.6 | 15.5 | £49,502 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
13.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
36.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.5% | 4.4% | +3.2pp | 25.3% | 4.9% | 2.6% | 758 |
| 2014/15 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 23.6% | 5.0% | 2.3% | 733 |
| 2015/16 | 7.1% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 22.4% | 5.2% | 1.9% | 689 |
| 2016/17 | 8.0% | 4.6% | +3.4pp | 22.8% | 5.2% | 2.8% | 715 |
| 2017/18 | 8.2% | 4.8% | +3.4pp | 23.2% | 4.8% | 3.4% | 809 |
| 2018/19 | 10.0% | 4.6% | +5.4pp | 29.8% | 5.8% | 4.2% | 896 |
| 2020/21 | 7.7% | 4.5% | +3.2pp | 21.4% | 4.1% | 3.6% | 984 |
| 2021/22 | 12.8% | 7.1% | +5.7pp | 41.3% | 6.9% | 5.9% | 1,036 |
| 2022/23 | 16.5% | 6.8% | +9.7pp | 45.6% | 6.4% | 10.1% | 1,078 |
| 2023/24 | 16.8% | 6.6% | +10.2pp | 45.2% | 8.1% | 8.7% | 1,074 |
| 2024/25 | 13.7% | 6.2% | +7.5pp | 36.6% | 7.6% | 6.1% | 1,016 |
18 October 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 2019 | URN 135675 | Inadequate |