Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,561.25
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.9%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
19.8%
of income
In-year balance
+2.5%
of income
Elevated: turnover 18.6%.
Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 27.2%.
11 December 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,269
Capacity
1,100 (115%)
Free school meals
2.7%
English additional lang.
22.6%
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.
69.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.4
Mean salary
£48,664
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.4%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.7%
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
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
2024/25 · 901 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 | £7.6m | £7.9m | £5.8m | 76.1% | -£317k | £1.2m | 16.1% | £6,117 |
| 2022/23 | £8.7m | £8.3m | £5.9m | 67.8% | +£378k | £1.6m | 18.9% | £6,849 |
| 2023/24 | £9.4m | £9.2m | £6.4m | 67.9% | +£240k | £1.9m | 19.8% | £7,561 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
51% of spend
Support staff
£748k
8% of spend
Premises
£377k
4% of spend
Other costs
£2.4m
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 | —* | 75.9 | 99.4% | 99.4% | 75.4% | — | 179 |
* 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 | 69.9 | 17.5 | £39,663 | 10.6% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2021/22 | 72.4 | 17.1 | £41,647 | 18.6% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2022/23 | 70.0 | 18.1 | £43,134 | 21.6% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2023/24 | 70.6 | 17.7 | £44,585 | 15.9% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2024/25 | 69.2 | 18.4 | £48,664 | —% | 1.4% | — |
Overall absence
5.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 14.6% | 4.9% | 0.2% | 765 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 16.0% | 5.3% | 0.1% | 773 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.8% | 4.9% | 0.1% | 783 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 10.4% | 4.5% | 0.1% | 814 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 7.5% | 4.2% | 0.1% | 855 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 7.4% | 4.2% | 0.1% | 897 |
| 2020/21 | 2.9% | 4.5% | -1.6pp | 3.3% | 2.8% | 0.0% | 913 |
| 2021/22 | 7.4% | 7.1% | +0.3pp | 26.1% | 7.2% | 0.2% | 905 |
| 2022/23 | 7.0% | 6.8% | +0.2pp | 27.2% | 6.7% | 0.3% | 904 |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% | -0.1pp | 24.9% | 6.3% | 0.2% | 899 |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% | -0.5pp | 24.1% | 5.4% | 0.3% | 901 |
11 December 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2007 | URN 110528 | Outstanding |