Flags
5
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,726.16
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-49.3%
of income
In-year balance
-2.0%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.6%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.0% of income.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.2%.
20 February 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,431
Capacity
1,800 (80%)
Free school meals
31.7%
English additional lang.
13.1%
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.
92.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.5
Mean salary
£49,271
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.2%
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.
27.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 1,525 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 | £9.4m | £9.7m | £7.3m | 77.4% | -£303k | -£5.7m | -60.4% | £6,484 |
| 2022/23 | £12.1m | £11.5m | £8.3m | 69.2% | +£541k | -£5.2m | -42.8% | £7,746 |
| 2023/24 | £12.0m | £12.2m | £9.4m | 78.6% | -£235k | -£5.9m | -49.3% | £7,726 |
Teaching staff
£6.5m
53% of spend
Support staff
£1.7m
14% of spend
Premises
£636k
5% of spend
Other costs
£2.2m
18% 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 | —* | 42.6 | 65.2% | 40.7% | 19.9% | — | 221 |
* 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 | 78.4 | 17.8 | £40,916 | 10.2% | 1.3% | 3.0 |
| 2021/22 | 80.1 | 18.1 | £42,846 | 15.9% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2022/23 | 91.5 | 17.0 | £41,185 | 23.2% | 3.2% | 7.0 |
| 2023/24 | 96.9 | 16.0 | £47,476 | 23.7% | 4.0% | 7.0 |
| 2024/25 | 92.0 | 15.5 | £49,271 | —% | 4.2% | — |
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.6% | 4.4% | +2.3pp | 20.6% | 4.9% | 1.7% | 949 |
| 2014/15 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 22.5% | 5.6% | 1.7% | 832 |
| 2015/16 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 20.6% | 4.5% | 1.7% | 738 |
| 2016/17 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 17.8% | 4.3% | 2.1% | 645 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 16.4% | 4.0% | 1.7% | 567 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 12.3% | 3.1% | 1.9% | 554 |
| 2020/21 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 17.3% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 1,370 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.2pp | 26.7% | 5.2% | 4.2% | 1,402 |
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% | +4.5pp | 31.6% | 6.7% | 4.6% | 1,512 |
| 2023/24 | 12.6% | 6.6% | +6.0pp | 38.1% | 8.7% | 3.9% | 1,599 |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% | +2.7pp | 27.9% | 6.0% | 3.0% | 1,525 |
20 February 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 2021 | — | Requires improvement |