Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,300.1
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
15.4%
of income
In-year balance
+2.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
12 December 2012 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
991
Capacity
1,000 (99%)
Free school meals
17.8%
English additional lang.
5.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
60.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£46,182
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 1,014 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 | £5.9m | £5.7m | £4.5m | 76.0% | +£242k | £560k | 9.5% | £6,148 |
| 2022/23 | £6.7m | £6.3m | £4.9m | 73.3% | +£395k | £955k | 14.3% | £6,814 |
| 2023/24 | £7.2m | £7.0m | £5.4m | 75.0% | +£143k | £1.1m | 15.4% | £7,300 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
57% of spend
Support staff
£733k
10% of spend
Premises
£315k
4% of spend
Other costs
£1.3m
19% 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 | —* | 50.0 | 71.2% | 50.0% | 42.4% | — | 198 |
* 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 | 55.7 | 17.2 | £41,896 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2021/22 | 56.7 | 17.0 | £43,334 | 12.3% | 0.0% | 1.3 |
| 2022/23 | 58.1 | 16.9 | £41,050 | 16.3% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2023/24 | 59.2 | 16.6 | £43,337 | 4.7% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2024/25 | 60.8 | 16.3 | £46,182 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 11.7% | 3.6% | 0.5% | 865 |
| 2014/15 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.8% | 3.6% | 0.6% | 866 |
| 2015/16 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 10.1% | 3.6% | 0.5% | 846 |
| 2016/17 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 10.1% | 3.4% | 0.7% | 834 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 13.4% | 4.1% | 1.1% | 864 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 15.5% | 4.8% | 1.2% | 937 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.2% | 4.7% | 1.0% | 976 |
| 2021/22 | 9.4% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 30.6% | 7.8% | 1.5% | 988 |
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% | +2.0pp | 27.8% | 7.1% | 1.7% | 1,018 |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% | +2.2pp | 27.2% | 7.3% | 1.5% | 1,006 |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% | +3.1pp | 24.1% | 7.1% | 2.2% | 1,014 |
12 December 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Nov 2007 | URN 116409 | Good |