Per-pupil income
£8,255.85
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+1.3%
of income
No active flags for this school.
2 June 2015 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
575
Capacity
600 (96%)
Free school meals
23.4%
English additional lang.
13.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
37.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.3
Mean salary
£51,746
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 561 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 | £3.9m | £4.0m | £3.0m | 76.3% | -£30k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,027 |
| 2022/23 | £4.2m | £4.1m | £3.0m | 71.2% | +£98k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,253 |
| 2023/24 | £4.9m | £4.9m | £3.4m | 68.9% | +£64k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,256 |
Teaching staff
£2.5m
Support staff
£439k
Premises
£197k
Other costs
£1.3m
5.6%
Admin staff
1.3%
Energy
1.2%
ICT
11.3%
Premises (total)
2.0%
Supply staff
2.8%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 46.6 | 77.7% | 40.4% | 62.8% | — | 94 |
* 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 | 38.0 | 15.0 | £40,642 | 22.6% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2021/22 | 30.7 | 18.3 | £41,070 | 16.3% | 3.2% | 5.7 |
| 2022/23 | 36.5 | 15.7 | £42,290 | 13.2% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2023/24 | 38.0 | 15.7 | £44,926 | 27.6% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2024/25 | 37.6 | 15.3 | £51,746 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.7% | 4.4% | -0.7pp | 5.4% | 3.6% | 0.1% | 93 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 11.8% | 4.2% | 0.4% | 187 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 11.5% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 279 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 11.2% | 3.7% | 1.6% | 375 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 12.3% | 3.7% | 1.8% | 464 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 10.7% | 3.4% | 2.2% | 478 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.5% | 3.3% | 1.7% | 515 |
| 2021/22 | 9.9% | 7.1% | +2.7pp | 33.8% | 7.7% | 2.1% | 523 |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% | +2.5pp | 28.5% | 6.8% | 2.6% | 523 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% | +1.7pp | 21.4% | 5.5% | 2.7% | 557 |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% | +0.2pp | 18.0% | 4.7% | 1.7% | 561 |
2 June 2015 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good