Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,438.59
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
75.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.5%
of income
In-year balance
+0.6%
of income
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 3.1%.
19 September 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,095
Capacity
1,119 (98%)
Free school meals
3.5%
English additional lang.
12.6%
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.
58.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.9
Mean salary
£49,364
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
2024/25 · 803 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 | £5.7m | £5.4m | £4.1m | 72.5% | +£291k | £381k | 6.7% | £5,619 |
| 2022/23 | £5.7m | £6.0m | £4.5m | 77.8% | -£227k | £153k | 2.7% | £5,824 |
| 2023/24 | £6.5m | £6.5m | £4.8m | 73.5% | +£50k | £204k | 3.1% | £6,147 |
| 2024/25 | £7.1m | £7.0m | £5.3m | 75.2% | +£42k | £246k | 3.5% | £6,439 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£607k
Premises
£392k
Other costs
£1.3m
5.9%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
2.2%
ICT
8.4%
Premises (total)
0.3%
Supply staff
0.3%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 73.4 | 98.6% | 97.9% | 95.8% | — | 144 |
* 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 | 54.4 | 18.8 | £43,557 | 5.7% | 0.0% | 1.9 |
| 2021/22 | 57.0 | 17.7 | £44,276 | 3.2% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2022/23 | 58.4 | 16.8 | £46,370 | 6.7% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2023/24 | 56.3 | 18.5 | £49,706 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2024/25 | 58.1 | 18.9 | £49,364 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.8% | 4.4% | -0.6pp | 5.5% | 3.8% | 0.0% | 728 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 8.0% | 4.2% | 0.1% | 730 |
| 2015/16 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 7.7% | 4.0% | 0.1% | 724 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 9.4% | 4.4% | 0.1% | 733 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 6.7% | 4.4% | 0.2% | 732 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 7.5% | 4.0% | 0.1% | 730 |
| 2020/21 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 7.4% | 3.6% | 0.1% | 726 |
| 2021/22 | 8.4% | 7.1% | +1.3pp | 30.8% | 8.2% | 0.2% | 735 |
| 2022/23 | 7.0% | 6.8% | +0.1pp | 26.0% | 6.7% | 0.3% | 739 |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% | -1.7pp | 10.8% | 4.5% | 0.3% | 766 |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% | -1.1pp | 17.6% | 4.8% | 0.3% | 803 |
19 September 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 2011 | — | Outstanding |