Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,883.56
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.1%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-16.6%
of income
In-year balance
+0.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.9%.
Elevated: turnover 36.9%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good10 December 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
917
Capacity
900 (102%)
Free school meals
60.7%
English additional lang.
38.7%
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.
65.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.0
Mean salary
£48,834
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.2%
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
2024/25 · 958 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 | £6.8m | £6.3m | £4.7m | 69.0% | +£521k | -£829k | -12.2% | £8,128 |
| 2022/23 | £7.3m | £7.5m | £5.2m | 70.8% | -£143k | -£973k | -13.2% | £8,617 |
| 2023/24 | £7.8m | £7.8m | £5.8m | 74.1% | +£31k | -£1.3m | -16.6% | £8,884 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
51% of spend
Support staff
£1.1m
14% of spend
Premises
£373k
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 | —* | 38.9 | 52.5% | 35.9% | 38.1% | — | 181 |
* 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 | 34.0 | 22.7 | £42,195 | 12.9% | 2.9% | 5.8 |
| 2021/22 | 45.6 | 18.3 | £44,190 | 24.1% | 2.1% | 12.9 |
| 2022/23 | 57.9 | 14.7 | £37,927 | 36.9% | 1.7% | 5.7 |
| 2023/24 | 55.7 | 15.7 | £50,799 | 3.6% | 1.8% | 6.6 |
| 2024/25 | 65.7 | 14.0 | £48,834 | —% | 1.5% | — |
Overall absence
12.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 19.3% | 3.3% | 2.4% | 497 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 16.9% | 3.6% | 2.0% | 545 |
| 2015/16 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 19.6% | 4.0% | 2.2% | 616 |
| 2016/17 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 19.3% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 610 |
| 2017/18 | 7.4% | 4.8% | +2.7pp | 19.5% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 650 |
| 2018/19 | 9.1% | 4.6% | +4.4pp | 25.3% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 699 |
| 2020/21 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 21.1% | 2.9% | 4.5% | 819 |
| 2021/22 | 11.7% | 7.1% | +4.5pp | 33.5% | 5.2% | 6.5% | 889 |
| 2022/23 | 13.7% | 6.8% | +6.9pp | 36.0% | 5.8% | 7.9% | 945 |
| 2023/24 | 11.1% | 6.6% | +4.5pp | 28.6% | 6.4% | 4.7% | 931 |
| 2024/25 | 12.9% | 6.2% | +6.7pp | 32.9% | 7.2% | 5.7% | 958 |
10 December 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 2022 | — | Requires improvement |