Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,386.39
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+8.5%
of income
Elevated: turnover 47.5%, vacancy rate 11.1%, sickness 8.9 days.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.
Elevated: turnover 15.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.
14 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
687
Capacity
1,058 (65%)
Free school meals
35.2%
English additional lang.
33.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
44.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.5
Mean salary
£54,217
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25 · 737 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 | £5.5m | £4.8m | £3.9m | 71.1% | +£682k | £2.4m | 43.8% | £7,421 |
| 2022/23 | £5.8m | £5.5m | £4.4m | 76.6% | +£249k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,918 |
| 2023/24 | £6.2m | £5.6m | £4.4m | 72.1% | +£525k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,386 |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
Support staff
£747k
Premises
£185k
Other costs
£1.0m
4.6%
Admin staff
4.2%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
8.9%
Premises (total)
3.2%
Supply staff
2.0%
Catering
2.6%
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 | —* | 38.6 | 46.0% | 30.2% | 20.1% | — | 139 |
* 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 | 47.8 | 15.3 | £41,982 | 20.5% | 4.0% | 0.5 |
| 2021/22 | 53.1 | 14.0 | £40,862 | 33.9% | 0.0% | 2.0 |
| 2022/23 | 49.7 | 14.7 | £42,709 | 15.9% | 2.0% | 6.2 |
| 2023/24 | 48.0 | 15.3 | £47,060 | 47.5% | 11.1% | 8.9 |
| 2024/25 | 44.2 | 15.5 | £54,217 | —% | 2.2% | — |
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 14.7% | 3.9% | 1.5% | 530 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 18.0% | 3.8% | 2.0% | 601 |
| 2015/16 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 20.3% | 3.9% | 2.2% | 641 |
| 2016/17 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 19.9% | 4.3% | 2.0% | 667 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.6pp | 17.7% | 4.3% | 2.0% | 706 |
| 2018/19 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 19.4% | 4.0% | 2.5% | 749 |
| 2020/21 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 18.2% | 3.4% | 2.4% | 765 |
| 2021/22 | 11.0% | 7.1% | +3.9pp | 37.7% | 6.5% | 4.4% | 769 |
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% | +4.5pp | 35.0% | 5.2% | 6.1% | 779 |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% | +4.2pp | 33.5% | 4.7% | 6.1% | 785 |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% | +2.3pp | 27.1% | 5.1% | 3.4% | 737 |
14 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec 2013 | — | Good |