Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,773.08
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
67.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
4.0%
of income
In-year balance
+4.4%
of income
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -0.4%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 4.0%.
30 January 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,329
Capacity
1,462 (91%)
Free school meals
11.4%
English additional lang.
6.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in South East, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
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.
76.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£47,282
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 1,154 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE review threshold: 78% of income. | 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 | £8.5m | £8.1m | £6.0m | 70.3% | +£441k | -£1.0m | -11.9% | £7,157 |
| 2022/23 | £9.3m | £9.0m | £6.5m | 70.5% | +£264k | -£755k | -8.1% | £7,420 |
| 2023/24 | £10.5m | £9.8m | £7.1m | 67.5% | +£718k | -£39k | -0.4% | £7,989 |
| 2024/25 | £11.7m | £11.2m | £7.9m | 67.8% | +£508k | £469k | 4.0% | £8,773 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£766k
Other costs
£2.5m
4.5%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
3.5%
ICT
9.4%
Premises (total)
1.0%
Supply staff
3.1%
Catering
3.0%
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 | —* | 47.8 | 70.1% | 47.5% | 21.1% | — | 204 |
* 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 | 66.7 | 17.3 | £43,374 | 7.5% | 0.0% | 1.2 |
| 2021/22 | 67.8 | 17.6 | £43,883 | 10.3% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2022/23 | 70.6 | 17.7 | £42,961 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 8.8 |
| 2023/24 | 70.1 | 18.7 | £46,128 | 7.1% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2024/25 | 76.6 | 17.4 | £47,282 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 11.8% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 1,308 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.2% | 4.2% | 0.7% | 1,290 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 10.9% | 4.2% | 0.7% | 1,278 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 12.5% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 1,207 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 11.1% | 4.5% | 0.6% | 1,091 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 12.6% | 4.4% | 0.8% | 974 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 10.7% | 3.9% | 0.4% | 917 |
| 2021/22 | 7.6% | 7.1% | +0.5pp | 25.1% | 7.1% | 0.5% | 992 |
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% | -0.5pp | 18.1% | 5.5% | 0.8% | 1,065 |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% | +0.9pp | 21.9% | 6.2% | 1.2% | 1,148 |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% | +1.4pp | 18.8% | 6.2% | 1.4% | 1,154 |
30 January 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov 2015 | — | Requires improvement |