Flags
3
3 high
Per-pupil income
£7,838.71
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+14.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.
Elevated: turnover 16.5%, vacancy rate 8.7%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good15 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,391
Capacity
1,250 (111%)
Free school meals
23.9%
English additional lang.
15.2%
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.
83.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.7
Mean salary
£49,612
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25 · 1,241 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 | £7.4m | £6.0m | 72.1% | +£869k | £75k | 0.9% | £6,293 |
| 2022/23 | £9.9m | £8.7m | £6.9m | 69.8% | +£1.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,829 |
| 2023/24 | £11.4m | £9.8m | £7.4m | 65.2% | +£1.7m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,839 |
Teaching staff
£5.5m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£317k
Other costs
£2.0m
3.2%
Admin staff
3.3%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
7.5%
Premises (total)
0.9%
Supply staff
1.5%
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 | —* | 42.3 | 59.4% | 39.0% | 33.3% | — | 249 |
* 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 | 70.4 | 16.9 | £40,478 | 10.8% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2021/22 | 80.9 | 16.3 | £39,675 | 22.1% | 0.0% | 1.7 |
| 2022/23 | 83.9 | 17.2 | £41,636 | 21.3% | 9.7% | 4.3 |
| 2023/24 | 83.7 | 17.4 | £45,692 | 16.5% | 8.7% | 3.1 |
| 2024/25 | 83.5 | 16.7 | £49,612 | —% | 2.3% | — |
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 18.7% | 4.4% | 2.4% | 855 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 17.0% | 3.7% | 2.3% | 816 |
| 2018/19 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 18.1% | 4.4% | 2.0% | 835 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 17.8% | 4.5% | 1.2% | 1,049 |
| 2021/22 | 10.9% | 7.1% | +3.8pp | 35.9% | 8.2% | 2.8% | 1,226 |
| 2022/23 | 10.8% | 6.8% | +4.0pp | 31.7% | 6.4% | 4.4% | 1,384 |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% | +3.5pp | 31.2% | 6.4% | 3.7% | 1,366 |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% | +3.3pp | 26.8% | 5.4% | 4.1% | 1,241 |
15 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2019 | — | Good |