Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£35,059.3
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
83.7%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
13.6%
of income
In-year balance
+2.9%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 83.7%.
Elevated: sickness 10.1 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
2 July 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
308
Capacity
255 (121%)
Free school meals
22.1%
English additional lang.
11.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 3–19
Your school compared against 30 similar other schools in South East, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
Peer percentile + trajectory. DfE range: 5-20% of income.
Peer percentile + agency/supply adjustment. DfE threshold: 80%.
In-year balance + pupil trend + income diversity.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
51.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
6.0
Mean salary
£53,088
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.4%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25 · 255 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 | £8.0m | £7.5m | £6.4m | 80.8% | +£429k | £1.3m | 15.8% | £31,169 |
| 2022/23 | £8.4m | £8.6m | £7.3m | 87.0% | -£171k | £1.1m | 13.0% | £30,766 |
| 2023/24 | £10.1m | £9.8m | £8.5m | 83.7% | +£290k | £1.4m | 13.6% | £35,059 |
Teaching staff
£3.5m
36% of spend
Support staff
£3.9m
40% of spend
Premises
£592k
6% of spend
Other costs
£771k
8% of spend
| 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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 22 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 43.7 | 5.5 | £43,822 | 10.5% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2021/22 | 44.1 | 5.8 | £45,515 | 9.5% | 0.0% | 8.2 |
| 2022/23 | 48.7 | 5.6 | £45,998 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2023/24 | 49.4 | 5.8 | £56,690 | 3.3% | 0.0% | 10.1 |
| 2024/25 | 51.1 | 6.0 | £53,088 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.7% | 4.4% | +2.3pp | 16.7% | 6.1% | 0.6% | 144 |
| 2014/15 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 17.2% | 6.0% | 0.8% | 134 |
| 2015/16 | 7.7% | 4.5% | +3.2pp | 24.7% | 6.1% | 1.6% | 150 |
| 2016/17 | 9.7% | 4.6% | +5.2pp | 26.5% | 7.2% | 2.5% | 162 |
| 2017/18 | 8.6% | 4.8% | +3.9pp | 21.0% | 6.9% | 1.7% | 162 |
| 2018/19 | 8.1% | 4.6% | +3.5pp | 23.1% | 7.2% | 0.9% | 169 |
| 2020/21 | 17.2% | 4.5% | +12.7pp | 74.8% | 16.3% | 0.9% | 198 |
| 2021/22 | 10.1% | 7.1% | +3.0pp | 32.0% | 8.5% | 1.6% | 206 |
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% | +2.6pp | 29.2% | 8.1% | 1.3% | 219 |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% | +2.2pp | 26.7% | 7.2% | 1.6% | 225 |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% | +2.7pp | 28.6% | 7.4% | 1.5% | 255 |
2 July 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 2008 | URN 110187 | Outstanding |