Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,614.69
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
69.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
13.1%
of income
In-year balance
+1.4%
of income
Elevated: turnover 20.9%.
10 January 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 13 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,799
Capacity
1,308 (138%)
Free school meals
5.4%
English additional lang.
14.8%
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.
92.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.5
Mean salary
£51,342
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.1%
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.
11.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.2%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25 · 1,479 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 | £8.4m | £8.2m | £5.9m | 70.1% | +£180k | £927k | 11.1% | £5,555 |
| 2022/23 | £9.5m | £9.5m | £6.5m | 68.4% | +£57k | £983k | 10.3% | £5,831 |
| 2023/24 | £10.7m | £10.3m | £7.4m | 69.1% | +£410k | £1.4m | 13.0% | £6,208 |
| 2024/25 | £11.9m | £11.7m | £8.3m | 69.9% | +£170k | £1.6m | 13.1% | £6,615 |
Teaching staff
£6.3m
Support staff
£896k
Premises
£753k
Other costs
£2.7m
6.8%
Admin staff
3.1%
Energy
2.2%
ICT
13.5%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
0.4%
Catering
1.3%
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 | —* | 63.7 | 96.3% | 91.2% | 80.6% | — | 217 |
* 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 | 72.3 | 19.2 | £41,867 | 16.6% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2021/22 | 77.8 | 19.4 | £42,995 | 15.6% | 0.0% | 9.5 |
| 2022/23 | 80.3 | 20.4 | £42,679 | 20.9% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2023/24 | 85.4 | 20.3 | £44,369 | 21.8% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2024/25 | 92.4 | 19.5 | £51,342 | —% | 2.1% | — |
Overall absence
5.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
11.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.2pp | 8.7% | 4.4% | 0.2% | 966 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.2% | 4.8% | 0.2% | 956 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 10.4% | 4.6% | 0.2% | 941 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 11.2% | 4.8% | 0.3% | 944 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 11.5% | 4.9% | 0.5% | 958 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 12.9% | 5.0% | 0.5% | 1,005 |
| 2020/21 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 6.2% | 3.7% | 0.1% | 1,110 |
| 2021/22 | 6.5% | 7.1% | -0.6pp | 17.7% | 6.2% | 0.4% | 1,200 |
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% | -0.5pp | 19.4% | 5.9% | 0.3% | 1,313 |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% | -0.8pp | 14.1% | 4.9% | 0.8% | 1,408 |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% | -1.1pp | 11.2% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 1,479 |
10 January 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2008 | — | Good |