Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£65,793.89
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
67.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.4%
of income
In-year balance
+11.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 19.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.2%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.8%.
3 December 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
132
Capacity
129 (102%)
Free school meals
33.3%
English additional lang.
6.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–19
Compared against 30 similar other 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.
25.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
5.2
Mean salary
£48,230
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.8%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
15.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
60.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
13.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 89 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 | £9.4m | £9.6m | £7.7m | 81.9% | -£209k | £811k | 8.6% | £83,392 |
| 2022/23 | £9.1m | £9.8m | £7.9m | 87.2% | -£679k | £131k | 1.4% | £76,611 |
| 2023/24 | £8.3m | £8.8m | £6.7m | 81.1% | -£529k | -£398k | -4.8% | £67,417 |
| 2024/25 | £8.7m | £7.6m | £5.9m | 67.4% | +£1.0m | £639k | 7.4% | £65,794 |
Teaching staff
£2.0m
Support staff
£2.7m
Premises
£493k
Other costs
£1.3m
5.3%
Admin staff
0.9%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
3.9%
Premises (total)
0.4%
Supply staff
2.1%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 3.7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 9 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 53.8 | 2.2 | £44,045 | 6.7% | 1.8% | 2.9 |
| 2021/22 | 56.5 | 2.0 | £46,220 | 7.9% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2022/23 | 60.9 | 2.0 | £46,914 | 59.0% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2023/24 | 32.3 | 3.8 | £45,663 | 23.2% | 0.0% | 17.1 |
| 2024/25 | 25.5 | 5.2 | £48,230 | —% | 3.8% | — |
Overall absence
15.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
60.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
13.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 9.6% | 4.4% | +5.2pp | 26.3% | 8.5% | 1.1% | 38 |
| 2014/15 | 10.9% | 4.5% | +6.4pp | 35.9% | 9.2% | 1.7% | 39 |
| 2015/16 | 10.7% | 4.5% | +6.2pp | 29.3% | 8.8% | 1.9% | 41 |
| 2016/17 | 9.0% | 4.6% | +4.4pp | 23.3% | 7.2% | 1.8% | 43 |
| 2017/18 | 10.5% | 4.8% | +5.7pp | 35.2% | 8.8% | 1.7% | 54 |
| 2018/19 | 12.6% | 4.6% | +8.0pp | 48.4% | 11.4% | 1.2% | 62 |
| 2020/21 | 29.3% | 4.5% | +24.8pp | 82.2% | 28.6% | 0.6% | 73 |
| 2021/22 | 24.8% | 7.1% | +17.7pp | 83.3% | 23.2% | 1.6% | 72 |
| 2022/23 | 19.5% | 6.8% | +12.7pp | 57.3% | 15.6% | 4.0% | 82 |
| 2023/24 | 18.0% | 6.6% | +11.5pp | 64.6% | 14.6% | 3.5% | 82 |
| 2024/25 | 15.2% | 6.2% | +8.9pp | 60.7% | 13.1% | 2.0% | 89 |
3 December 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 2017 | — | Requires improvement |