Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,083.51
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
60.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+21.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
10 January 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
575
Capacity
600 (96%)
Free school meals
18.4%
English additional lang.
18.1%
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.
28.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.1
Mean salary
£51,769
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.6%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 610 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 | £1.6m | £1.5m | £1.1m | 70.9% | +£144k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,653 |
| 2022/23 | £2.5m | £2.3m | £1.7m | 69.6% | +£245k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,936 |
| 2023/24 | £3.8m | £3.0m | £2.3m | 60.9% | +£811k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,084 |
Teaching staff
£1.7m
Support staff
£311k
Premises
£188k
Other costs
£476k
6.0%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
6.4%
Premises (total)
1.8%
Supply staff
0.3%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 46.4 | 71.1% | 53.5% | 62.3% | — | 114 |
* 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 | 6.4 | 17.1 | £38,366 | 15.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 15.4 | 15.7 | £36,044 | 22.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 21.8 | 16.6 | £40,320 | 26.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 20.0 | 23.4 | £44,147 | 25.0% | 4.8% | 4.4 |
| 2024/25 | 28.6 | 20.1 | £51,769 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 2.0% | 4.5% | -2.5pp | 4.2% | 1.8% | 0.3% | 118 |
| 2021/22 | 6.9% | 7.1% | -0.2pp | 19.8% | 5.9% | 1.0% | 248 |
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 23.8% | 6.3% | 1.8% | 378 |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% | +3.2pp | 27.4% | 7.2% | 2.5% | 503 |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% | +3.7pp | 24.3% | 7.6% | 2.2% | 610 |
10 January 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good