Flags
5
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,631.54
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
78.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.2%
of income
In-year balance
+0.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.
Elevated: turnover 18.5%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.7%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 3.2%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good4 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,210
Capacity
1,275 (95%)
Free school meals
39.3%
English additional lang.
16.2%
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.
75.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.1
Mean salary
£51,022
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25 · 1,080 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 | £7.9m | £7.7m | £6.4m | 81.2% | +£131k | £404k | 5.1% | £6,475 |
| 2022/23 | £8.7m | £8.7m | £6.7m | 77.5% | +£15k | £418k | 4.8% | £7,091 |
| 2023/24 | £9.5m | £9.6m | £7.3m | 76.9% | -£96k | £323k | 3.4% | £7,584 |
| 2024/25 | £10.4m | £10.4m | £8.2m | 78.7% | +£8k | £331k | 3.2% | £8,632 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
Support staff
£1.5m
Premises
£523k
Other costs
£1.7m
7.9%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
1.5%
ICT
6.3%
Premises (total)
1.8%
Supply staff
5.4%
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 | —* | 38.2 | 52.6% | 32.2% | 62.6% | — | 211 |
* 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 | 74.4 | 16.4 | £42,910 | 14.0% | 2.6% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 77.1 | 15.7 | £42,195 | 22.1% | 1.3% | 5.7 |
| 2022/23 | 72.4 | 16.9 | £43,530 | 22.0% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2023/24 | 72.3 | 17.2 | £48,023 | 18.5% | 2.7% | 7.7 |
| 2024/25 | 75.3 | 16.1 | £51,022 | —% | 1.3% | — |
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 16.3% | 3.4% | 2.5% | 1,002 |
| 2014/15 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 17.5% | 3.8% | 2.1% | 1,048 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 13.9% | 3.5% | 2.2% | 1,068 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 15.2% | 3.6% | 2.1% | 1,046 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 15.0% | 3.2% | 2.1% | 1,056 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 13.1% | 3.3% | 2.1% | 1,053 |
| 2020/21 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 19.1% | 3.5% | 3.0% | 1,069 |
| 2021/22 | 10.6% | 7.1% | +3.5pp | 32.3% | 6.3% | 4.3% | 1,087 |
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% | +4.4pp | 34.0% | 7.3% | 3.9% | 1,078 |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% | +3.2pp | 28.9% | 6.0% | 3.7% | 1,071 |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% | +3.5pp | 26.4% | 6.0% | 3.8% | 1,080 |
4 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 2020 | — | Good |