Per-pupil income
£7,514.64
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
64.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
13.5%
of income
In-year balance
+10.5%
of income
No active flags for this school.
9 December 2014 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
887
Capacity
810 (110%)
Free school meals
11.4%
English additional lang.
6.1%
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.
44.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.9
Mean salary
£52,105
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25 · 918 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 | £5.1m | £4.7m | £3.3m | 64.2% | +£449k | £263k | 5.1% | £6,587 |
| 2022/23 | £5.8m | £5.3m | £3.8m | 64.6% | +£489k | £476k | 8.2% | £6,783 |
| 2023/24 | £6.7m | £6.0m | £4.3m | 64.6% | +£698k | £902k | 13.5% | £7,515 |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
Support staff
£575k
Premises
£245k
Other costs
£1.4m
5.7%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
2.6%
ICT
7.1%
Premises (total)
2.6%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
1.3%
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 | —* | 56.9 | 83.0% | 68.2% | 26.1% | — | 176 |
* 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 | 37.5 | 18.3 | £43,449 | 8.5% | 0.0% | 2.0 |
| 2021/22 | 40.5 | 19.3 | £43,621 | 16.8% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2022/23 | 41.9 | 20.5 | £43,707 | 16.2% | 2.3% | 5.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.8 | 19.4 | £46,774 | 14.7% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2024/25 | 44.7 | 19.9 | £52,105 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 14.3% | 4.3% | 1.2% | 601 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.2% | 4.2% | 1.2% | 547 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 14.7% | 4.7% | 1.1% | 543 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 14.7% | 4.1% | 1.6% | 510 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 11.9% | 3.3% | 1.6% | 494 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 12.8% | 3.4% | 1.4% | 549 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 10.4% | 3.2% | 1.0% | 701 |
| 2021/22 | 9.8% | 7.1% | +2.7pp | 25.0% | 7.6% | 2.2% | 799 |
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% | +2.1pp | 21.5% | 6.2% | 2.7% | 879 |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% | +0.7pp | 16.8% | 5.2% | 2.0% | 909 |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% | -0.1pp | 14.5% | 4.5% | 1.6% | 918 |
9 December 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov 2009 | URN 125251 | Good |