Per-pupil income
£7,384.05
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.0%
of income
In-year balance
+7.3%
of income
No active flags for this school.
25 April 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,666
Capacity
1,650 (101%)
Free school meals
7.4%
English additional lang.
6.8%
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.
86.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.4
Mean salary
£54,306
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 1,697 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 | £10.9m | £9.3m | £7.4m | 67.8% | +£1.6m | £1.2m | 11.3% | £6,592 |
| 2022/23 | £11.0m | £10.5m | £7.8m | 71.1% | +£537k | £1.2m | 10.4% | £6,673 |
| 2023/24 | £12.1m | £11.2m | £8.3m | 68.7% | +£886k | £1.2m | 10.0% | £7,384 |
Teaching staff
£6.4m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£527k
Other costs
£2.4m
4.2%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
1.1%
ICT
6.9%
Premises (total)
0.3%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | 63.5 | 89.7% | 79.7% | 28.8% | — | 320 |
* 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 | 100.6 | 16.4 | £43,490 | 4.0% | 0.0% | 1.5 |
| 2021/22 | 102.6 | 16.0 | £45,853 | 14.9% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2022/23 | 100.4 | 16.5 | £48,306 | 22.4% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2023/24 | 88.8 | 18.5 | £52,043 | 19.1% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2024/25 | 86.0 | 19.4 | £54,306 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.4% | 4.4% | -1.0pp | 5.6% | 2.8% | 0.5% | 1,256 |
| 2014/15 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 5.7% | 3.0% | 0.5% | 1,294 |
| 2015/16 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 5.3% | 3.0% | 0.5% | 1,327 |
| 2016/17 | 3.3% | 4.6% | -1.2pp | 4.3% | 2.8% | 0.5% | 1,424 |
| 2017/18 | 3.7% | 4.8% | -1.1pp | 5.8% | 3.2% | 0.5% | 1,495 |
| 2018/19 | 3.7% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 5.9% | 3.2% | 0.5% | 1,575 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 10.7% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 1,668 |
| 2021/22 | 9.6% | 7.1% | +2.4pp | 34.6% | 8.5% | 1.1% | 1,667 |
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% | +0.7pp | 16.8% | 5.6% | 1.8% | 1,667 |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% | +1.1pp | 16.5% | 5.7% | 2.0% | 1,684 |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% | +0.6pp | 14.1% | 4.9% | 1.9% | 1,697 |
25 April 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2009 | URN 125254 | Outstanding |