Per-pupil income
£6,080.84
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.7%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
9.9%
of income
In-year balance
+7.0%
of income
No active flags for this school.
11 February 2020 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,005
Capacity
1,050 (96%)
Free school meals
10.7%
English additional lang.
13.5%
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.
54.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.3
Mean salary
£56,593
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
7.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25 · 750 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 | £5.4m | £4.9m | £3.9m | 70.9% | +£499k | £1.2m | 22.4% | £5,581 |
| 2022/23 | £5.8m | £5.3m | £4.0m | 69.5% | +£446k | £655k | 11.4% | £5,842 |
| 2023/24 | £6.1m | £5.7m | £4.4m | 71.7% | +£427k | £604k | 9.9% | £6,081 |
Teaching staff
£3.8m
68% of spend
Support staff
£267k
5% of spend
Premises
£352k
6% of spend
Other costs
£943k
17% 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 | —* | 66.4 | 97.4% | 84.9% | 91.4% | — | 152 |
* 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 | 59.2 | 16.4 | £45,245 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2021/22 | 64.9 | 15.0 | £45,056 | 26.7% | 1.5% | 5.6 |
| 2022/23 | 53.6 | 18.4 | £51,732 | 25.2% | 1.8% | 3.7 |
| 2023/24 | 56.3 | 17.8 | £52,682 | 12.4% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2024/25 | 54.9 | 18.3 | £56,593 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
7.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.9% | 4.4% | -0.5pp | 5.8% | 3.4% | 0.6% | 661 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 8.0% | 4.0% | 0.5% | 661 |
| 2015/16 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 7.0% | 4.0% | 0.4% | 690 |
| 2016/17 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 6.6% | 3.5% | 0.5% | 710 |
| 2017/18 | 4.0% | 4.8% | -0.7pp | 4.5% | 3.4% | 0.6% | 739 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 7.9% | 3.5% | 0.9% | 745 |
| 2020/21 | 3.0% | 4.5% | -1.5pp | 4.7% | 2.2% | 0.8% | 759 |
| 2021/22 | 5.9% | 7.1% | -1.2pp | 12.4% | 5.1% | 0.9% | 733 |
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% | -2.1pp | 8.3% | 3.6% | 1.1% | 743 |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% | -1.1pp | 9.5% | 3.8% | 1.7% | 734 |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% | -1.7pp | 7.2% | 3.5% | 1.0% | 750 |
11 February 2020 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 2014 | — | Outstanding |