Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,624.07
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.9%
of income
In-year balance
+3.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.1%.
Elevated: turnover 41.6%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.
Elevated: turnover 21.4%.
6 February 2024 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
738
Capacity
999 (74%)
Free school meals
57.3%
English additional lang.
40.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
49.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.0
Mean salary
£48,795
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
33.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
8.1%
2024/25 · 787 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 | £2.3m | £2.1m | £1.3m | 54.9% | +£196k | -£784k | -34.0% | £4,232 |
| 2022/23 | £5.9m | £5.5m | £4.2m | 70.9% | +£382k | £430k | 7.3% | £7,839 |
| 2023/24 | £7.0m | £6.7m | £5.2m | 74.3% | +£261k | £408k | 5.9% | £8,624 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
Support staff
£929k
Premises
£493k
Other costs
£1.0m
10.5%
Admin staff
1.5%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
5.3%
Premises (total)
2.5%
Supply staff
3.5%
Catering
1.6%
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 | —* | 31.1 | 36.7% | 24.1% | 12.0% | — | 166 |
* 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 | 36.8 | 14.8 | £40,510 | 10.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 41.8 | 15.2 | £40,739 | 23.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 45.2 | 16.5 | £41,501 | 41.6% | 2.2% | — |
| 2023/24 | 46.8 | 17.2 | £48,975 | 21.4% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2024/25 | 49.3 | 15.0 | £48,795 | —% | 2.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
33.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
8.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.4% | 4.4% | +3.0pp | 24.8% | 5.0% | 2.4% | 524 |
| 2014/15 | 8.5% | 4.5% | +4.0pp | 26.4% | 5.8% | 2.8% | 522 |
| 2015/16 | 7.6% | 4.5% | +3.1pp | 20.8% | 5.3% | 2.3% | 510 |
| 2016/17 | 9.3% | 4.6% | +4.7pp | 30.3% | 5.1% | 4.2% | 502 |
| 2017/18 | 9.3% | 4.8% | +4.5pp | 30.8% | 5.1% | 4.2% | 452 |
| 2018/19 | 10.5% | 4.6% | +5.9pp | 34.3% | 4.8% | 5.7% | 431 |
| 2020/21 | 7.4% | 4.5% | +2.9pp | 21.1% | 3.0% | 4.4% | 583 |
| 2021/22 | 11.8% | 7.1% | +4.6pp | 36.7% | 4.7% | 7.1% | 728 |
| 2022/23 | 14.5% | 6.8% | +7.7pp | 42.7% | 4.2% | 10.3% | 820 |
| 2023/24 | 14.7% | 6.6% | +8.2pp | 44.8% | 5.0% | 9.7% | 873 |
| 2024/25 | 12.1% | 6.2% | +5.9pp | 33.2% | 4.0% | 8.1% | 787 |
6 February 2024 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 2018 | URN 116454 | Requires improvement |