Per-pupil income
£7,718.19
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
16.7%
of income
In-year balance
+11.7%
of income
No active flags for this school.
6 December 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,020
Capacity
1,260 (81%)
Free school meals
43.1%
English additional lang.
7.8%
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.
60.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.8
Mean salary
£49,943
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.5%
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
2024/25 · 915 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 | £4.4m | £3.7m | £2.9m | 66.3% | +£673k | £665k | 15.1% | £6,746 |
| 2022/23 | £5.9m | £5.3m | £4.1m | 69.4% | +£643k | £862k | 14.6% | £7,148 |
| 2023/24 | £7.3m | £6.5m | £5.1m | 69.9% | +£856k | £1.2m | 16.7% | £7,718 |
Teaching staff
£3.6m
Support staff
£833k
Premises
£391k
Other costs
£965k
5.7%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
3.8%
Premises (total)
2.4%
Supply staff
2.2%
Catering
1.0%
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 | —* | 37.6 | 47.3% | 24.6% | 33.5% | — | 167 |
* 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 | 24.5 | 19.5 | £42,409 | 22.4% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2021/22 | 35.3 | 18.5 | £39,628 | 38.0% | 0.0% | 10.8 |
| 2022/23 | 40.4 | 20.4 | £40,289 | 33.7% | 0.0% | 7.7 |
| 2023/24 | 52.6 | 18.1 | £45,426 | 24.1% | 1.9% | 2.8 |
| 2024/25 | 60.7 | 16.8 | £49,943 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 12.0% | 4.0% | 1.5% | 125 |
| 2020/21 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 17.8% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 500 |
| 2021/22 | 11.4% | 7.1% | +4.2pp | 35.7% | 4.1% | 7.3% | 678 |
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% | +3.0pp | 29.6% | 2.6% | 7.2% | 866 |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% | +3.4pp | 28.5% | 5.5% | 4.5% | 926 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 23.8% | 3.5% | 4.4% | 915 |
6 December 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good