Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,315.87
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.3%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
2.3%
of income
In-year balance
-0.6%
of income
Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 27.0%.
Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 26.4%.
2 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,344
Capacity
1,336 (101%)
Free school meals
5.7%
English additional lang.
25.7%
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.
76.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.7
Mean salary
£48,688
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
2024/25 · 934 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 | £8.2m | £8.3m | £5.7m | 69.3% | -£105k | £349k | 4.3% | £6,109 |
| 2022/23 | £9.4m | £9.4m | £6.1m | 64.5% | -£66k | £283k | 3.0% | £7,043 |
| 2023/24 | £9.8m | £9.8m | £6.7m | 68.3% | -£58k | £225k | 2.3% | £7,316 |
Teaching staff
£5.3m
53% of spend
Support staff
£656k
7% of spend
Premises
£559k
6% of spend
Other costs
£2.6m
26% 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 | —* | 74.5 | 99.5% | 95.2% | 75.8% | — | 186 |
* 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 | 70.7 | 18.8 | £41,506 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2021/22 | 72.2 | 18.5 | £41,720 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2022/23 | 74.3 | 17.9 | £43,535 | 4.0% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2023/24 | 74.4 | 18.0 | £46,750 | 5.5% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2024/25 | 76.1 | 17.7 | £48,688 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 12.2% | 4.0% | 0.3% | 917 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 14.9% | 4.4% | 0.3% | 930 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 23.2% | 5.1% | 0.3% | 932 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 14.8% | 4.4% | 0.3% | 931 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 14.2% | 5.0% | 0.4% | 926 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.1% | 4.6% | 0.3% | 927 |
| 2020/21 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 8.5% | 3.6% | 0.3% | 939 |
| 2021/22 | 4.8% | 7.1% | -2.4pp | 9.9% | 4.3% | 0.4% | 937 |
| 2022/23 | 6.0% | 6.8% | -0.8pp | 22.4% | 5.5% | 0.4% | 936 |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% | -0.1pp | 27.0% | 6.0% | 0.4% | 937 |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 26.4% | 6.0% | 0.5% | 934 |
2 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 2009 | URN 110511 | Outstanding |