Per-pupil income
£6,933.1
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
30.9%
of income
In-year balance
+3.8%
of income
No active flags for this school.
16 October 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,164
Capacity
1,260 (92%)
Free school meals
2.0%
English additional lang.
11.0%
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.
64.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.1
Mean salary
£51,059
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
2024/25 · 903 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 | £6.8m | £6.5m | £5.1m | 75.3% | +£281k | £2.1m | 30.4% | £5,848 |
| 2022/23 | £7.2m | £6.9m | £5.2m | 72.4% | +£353k | £2.4m | 33.3% | £6,392 |
| 2023/24 | £7.9m | £7.6m | £5.6m | 71.6% | +£301k | £2.4m | 30.9% | £6,933 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£642k
Premises
£478k
Other costs
£1.5m
9.0%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
7.1%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
0.2%
Catering
2.4%
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 | —* | 77.2 | 99.4% | 98.3% | 97.2% | — | 179 |
* 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 | 67.0 | 17.7 | £41,370 | 16.5% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2021/22 | 62.7 | 18.4 | £44,562 | 15.8% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2022/23 | 59.8 | 18.9 | £44,914 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2023/24 | 60.6 | 18.7 | £50,110 | 13.7% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2024/25 | 64.5 | 18.1 | £51,059 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.1% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 8.2% | 4.0% | 0.1% | 789 |
| 2014/15 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 7.1% | 4.0% | 0.1% | 816 |
| 2015/16 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 11.1% | 4.3% | 0.0% | 840 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 11.9% | 4.4% | 0.1% | 876 |
| 2017/18 | 4.0% | 4.8% | -0.7pp | 7.3% | 4.0% | 0.1% | 889 |
| 2018/19 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 8.2% | 4.1% | 0.1% | 902 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 6.2% | 5.0% | 0.2% | 900 |
| 2021/22 | 6.7% | 7.1% | -0.4pp | 18.6% | 6.6% | 0.2% | 906 |
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% | -1.3pp | 12.4% | 5.1% | 0.4% | 902 |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% | -0.9pp | 15.6% | 5.2% | 0.5% | 902 |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% | -0.4pp | 15.1% | 5.1% | 0.7% | 903 |
16 October 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 2007 | URN 118915 | Outstanding |