Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,776.33
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
27.9%
of income
In-year balance
+1.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
23 June 2015 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,145
Capacity
1,140 (100%)
Free school meals
17.4%
English additional lang.
6.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
71.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.9
Mean salary
£45,950
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25 · 936 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 | £5.9m | £5.8m | £4.6m | 78.4% | +£69k | £1.6m | 28.0% | £5,532 |
| 2022/23 | £7.1m | £6.7m | £5.2m | 72.4% | +£426k | £2.1m | 28.9% | £6,324 |
| 2023/24 | £7.8m | £7.7m | £5.8m | 74.7% | +£101k | £2.2m | 27.9% | £6,776 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
Support staff
£549k
Premises
£480k
Other costs
£1.4m
11.9%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
8.1%
Premises (total)
2.6%
Supply staff
1.0%
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 | —* | 46.7 | 66.3% | 45.1% | 44.6% | — | 175 |
* 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 | 56.8 | 17.3 | £41,609 | 12.7% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2021/22 | 59.8 | 17.7 | £42,041 | 20.7% | 1.6% | 7.1 |
| 2022/23 | 61.2 | 18.5 | £43,271 | 23.2% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2023/24 | 64.7 | 17.8 | £45,205 | 25.7% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2024/25 | 71.8 | 15.9 | £45,950 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.5% | 4.4% | -0.9pp | 7.2% | 3.2% | 0.3% | 111 |
| 2014/15 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 4.4% | 3.3% | 0.5% | 249 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 8.8% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 353 |
| 2016/17 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 8.5% | 3.3% | 0.9% | 483 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 11.9% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 670 |
| 2018/19 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 13.5% | 4.5% | 1.4% | 747 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 13.8% | 4.0% | 1.5% | 872 |
| 2021/22 | 9.5% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 29.3% | 7.0% | 2.5% | 943 |
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% | +2.4pp | 26.5% | 6.1% | 3.1% | 939 |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% | +0.9pp | 21.6% | 5.2% | 2.2% | 934 |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% | +1.9pp | 22.0% | 6.5% | 1.6% | 936 |
23 June 2015 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good