Flags
7
4 high
Per-pupil income
£8,298.75
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
76.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-1.9%
of income
In-year balance
-3.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.0%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -1.9%.
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 5.5% to -1.9%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 2.0%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.6% of income.
3 July 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
758
Capacity
900 (84%)
Free school meals
31.7%
English additional lang.
5.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in South East, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
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.
52.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.4
Mean salary
£48,028
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
5.8%
2024/25 · 809 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE review threshold: 78% of income. | 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 | £3.9m | £4.0m | £3.0m | 77.6% | -£69k | £217k | 5.5% | £6,673 |
| 2022/23 | £4.3m | £4.5m | £3.4m | 78.5% | -£263k | -£46k | -1.1% | £6,378 |
| 2023/24 | £5.4m | £5.3m | £4.0m | 73.2% | +£152k | £106k | 2.0% | £7,372 |
| 2024/25 | £6.3m | £6.5m | £4.8m | 76.5% | -£226k | -£120k | -1.9% | £8,299 |
Teaching staff
£3.2m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£405k
Other costs
£1.3m
6.9%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
2.2%
ICT
7.9%
Premises (total)
1.0%
Supply staff
7.1%
Catering
2.7%
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 | —* | 36.4 | 52.5% | 33.9% | 47.5% | — | 118 |
* 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 | 38.1 | 14.6 | £42,578 | 7.9% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2021/22 | 36.9 | 15.9 | £44,498 | 8.1% | 0.0% | 8.7 |
| 2022/23 | 42.7 | 15.7 | £43,355 | 11.7% | 0.0% | 8.5 |
| 2023/24 | 47.6 | 15.2 | £44,576 | 6.3% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2024/25 | 52.7 | 14.4 | £48,028 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 13.0% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 670 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 17.2% | 3.9% | 1.6% | 711 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.7% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 713 |
| 2016/17 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 20.8% | 4.8% | 1.7% | 717 |
| 2017/18 | 6.4% | 4.8% | +1.6pp | 18.0% | 4.3% | 2.1% | 696 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 18.2% | 4.2% | 2.0% | 655 |
| 2020/21 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 20.8% | 4.6% | 2.2% | 592 |
| 2021/22 | 9.6% | 7.1% | +2.4pp | 31.4% | 6.1% | 3.5% | 625 |
| 2022/23 | 11.0% | 6.8% | +4.2pp | 33.8% | 5.0% | 6.0% | 717 |
| 2023/24 | 11.7% | 6.6% | +5.1pp | 31.3% | 5.3% | 6.4% | 768 |
| 2024/25 | 11.2% | 6.2% | +5.0pp | 30.2% | 5.4% | 5.8% | 809 |
3 July 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2018 | — | Good |