Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£4,776.39
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
14.5%
of income
In-year balance
-7.7%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 7.7% of income.
16 November 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,141
Capacity
945 (121%)
Free school meals
5.6%
English additional lang.
18.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
68.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.8
Mean salary
£48,568
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
3.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
5.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.2%
Unauthorised absence
0.2%
2024/25 · 810 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 | £6.7m | £6.6m | £4.7m | 69.6% | +£80k | £673k | 10.0% | £6,018 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £7.4m | £5.0m | 66.5% | +£155k | £828k | 11.0% | £6,725 |
| 2023/24 | £5.3m | £5.8m | £4.1m | 76.7% | -£411k | £775k | 14.5% | £4,776 |
Teaching staff
£2.7m
Support staff
£781k
Premises
£170k
Other costs
£1.5m
8.7%
Admin staff
4.1%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
8.2%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
0.8%
Catering
1.2%
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 | —* | 70.8 | 96.4% | 93.4% | 72.5% | — | 167 |
* 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 | 63.3 | 17.6 | £42,220 | 6.0% | 1.6% | 1.5 |
| 2021/22 | 63.0 | 17.7 | £42,719 | 11.2% | 3.1% | 4.1 |
| 2022/23 | 62.1 | 18.0 | £45,754 | 11.9% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2023/24 | 63.0 | 17.8 | £48,173 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2024/25 | 68.1 | 16.8 | £48,568 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
3.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
5.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.4pp | 18.0% | 4.0% | 0.0% | 634 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 20.8% | 4.6% | 0.1% | 663 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 10.6% | 4.2% | 0.1% | 690 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 12.9% | 4.0% | 0.3% | 727 |
| 2017/18 | 3.7% | 4.8% | -1.1pp | 5.5% | 3.6% | 0.1% | 766 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 9.3% | 4.3% | 0.1% | 778 |
| 2020/21 | 2.9% | 4.5% | -1.6pp | 3.3% | 2.8% | 0.2% | 794 |
| 2021/22 | 5.2% | 7.1% | -1.9pp | 14.2% | 5.0% | 0.3% | 802 |
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% | -2.4pp | 6.3% | 4.2% | 0.2% | 808 |
| 2023/24 | 4.0% | 6.6% | -2.5pp | 5.4% | 3.9% | 0.1% | 813 |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% | -2.8pp | 5.1% | 3.2% | 0.2% | 810 |
16 November 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 2007 | URN 118890 | Outstanding |