Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,035.05
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
70.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
12.7%
of income
In-year balance
-2.5%
of income
Elevated: turnover 17.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.5% of income.
6 October 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,094
Capacity
1,050 (104%)
Free school meals
17.6%
English additional lang.
11.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in South East, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
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.
62.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.5
Mean salary
£48,007
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 1,119 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE review threshold: 78% of income. | 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 | £6.9m | £6.4m | £4.4m | 64.9% | +£487k | £778k | 11.3% | £6,691 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £7.1m | £5.0m | 67.1% | +£426k | £1.2m | 16.0% | £7,152 |
| 2023/24 | £8.0m | £7.8m | £5.4m | 68.1% | +£132k | £1.3m | 16.8% | £7,426 |
| 2024/25 | £8.8m | £9.0m | £6.2m | 70.8% | -£219k | £1.1m | 12.7% | £8,035 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£1.0m
Other costs
£1.7m
5.6%
Admin staff
1.3%
Energy
3.2%
ICT
12.6%
Premises (total)
1.2%
Supply staff
3.8%
Catering
3.1%
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 | —* | 47.8 | 67.5% | 46.2% | 45.3% | — | 212 |
* 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 | 56.1 | 18.1 | £40,809 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2021/22 | 57.2 | 17.9 | £43,058 | 6.6% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2022/23 | 63.3 | 16.6 | £42,982 | 16.9% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2023/24 | 61.1 | 17.5 | £45,287 | 11.3% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2024/25 | 62.6 | 17.5 | £48,007 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 13.7% | 4.4% | 0.8% | 863 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 15.4% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 787 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 12.2% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 778 |
| 2016/17 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 8.9% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 787 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 12.3% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 838 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 13.3% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 894 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.7% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 1,039 |
| 2021/22 | 7.2% | 7.1% | +0.1pp | 21.3% | 5.8% | 1.5% | 1,050 |
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% | +1.8pp | 24.7% | 7.0% | 1.6% | 1,070 |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% | +2.0pp | 23.5% | 6.5% | 2.1% | 1,098 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 19.5% | 5.8% | 1.8% | 1,119 |
6 October 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 2013 | — | Requires improvement |