Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,448.14
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.7%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
23.0%
of income
In-year balance
-0.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
15 March 2016 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,052
Capacity
1,040 (101%)
Free school meals
13.8%
English additional lang.
8.7%
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.
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.
64.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£49,685
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.4%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 904 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 | £6.4m | £6.1m | £4.6m | 71.7% | +£309k | £1.7m | 26.1% | £6,445 |
| 2022/23 | £7.0m | £6.9m | £5.1m | 72.3% | +£172k | £1.8m | 26.2% | £6,866 |
| 2023/24 | £7.8m | £7.9m | £5.8m | 74.7% | -£41k | £1.8m | 23.0% | £7,448 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
55% of spend
Support staff
£1.0m
13% of spend
Premises
£401k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.6m
21% 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 | —* | 49.7 | 73.6% | 54.6% | 29.4% | — | 163 |
* 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 | 64.3 | 14.7 | £40,935 | 14.0% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2021/22 | 62.7 | 15.8 | £42,951 | 16.9% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2022/23 | 60.0 | 17.1 | £42,775 | 6.3% | 4.8% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 64.5 | 16.3 | £48,581 | 22.3% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2024/25 | 64.9 | 16.2 | £49,685 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 10.3% | 4.4% | 0.5% | 747 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.4% | 4.5% | 0.3% | 742 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.4% | 5.0% | 0.4% | 741 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 14.7% | 4.9% | 0.5% | 733 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 15.8% | 5.0% | 0.5% | 728 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 15.6% | 5.2% | 0.7% | 764 |
| 2020/21 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 17.1% | 5.6% | 0.6% | 833 |
| 2021/22 | 10.8% | 7.1% | +3.7pp | 39.1% | 9.7% | 1.1% | 889 |
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% | +2.9pp | 31.0% | 7.1% | 2.6% | 913 |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% | +2.2pp | 25.2% | 6.9% | 1.8% | 918 |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% | +2.2pp | 24.2% | 6.4% | 2.0% | 904 |
15 March 2016 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 2011 | URN 110509 | Good |