Wrotham School

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Flags

2

2 high

Overall absence at 10.7%Overall absence at 11.1%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2019Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,794.34

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

75.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-3.0%

of income

In-year balance

+4.0%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 10.7%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.7%.

Overall absence at 11.1%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.1%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

21 May 2019 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Outstanding
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.39.5
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.55.4%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)25.7%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.52.0%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,019

Capacity

716 (142%)

Free school meals

18.8%

English additional lang.

2.5%

Ethnicity

White British 89.0%Asian 0.7%Black 0.6%Mixed 4.4%Chinese 0.1%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

54.0

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

18.9

Mean salary

£53,893

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

11.1%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

35.8%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.9%

Unauthorised absence

4.2%

2024/25 · 934 pupils

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