Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,542.8
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.3%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
8.6%
of income
In-year balance
+1.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.8%.
Elevated: turnover 29.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good13 May 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,454
Capacity
1,500 (97%)
Free school meals
30.7%
English additional lang.
9.6%
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.
82.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.6
Mean salary
£51,984
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.2%
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.
23.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.5%
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25 · 1,521 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 | £9.7m | £9.8m | £7.7m | 78.6% | -£87k | £1.3m | 13.5% | £6,501 |
| 2022/23 | £10.4m | £10.8m | £8.0m | 77.1% | -£355k | £904k | 8.7% | £6,873 |
| 2023/24 | £11.4m | £11.2m | £8.2m | 72.3% | +£136k | £980k | 8.6% | £7,543 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
50% of spend
Support staff
£940k
8% of spend
Premises
£873k
8% of spend
Other costs
£2.1m
19% 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 | —* | 41.7 | 60.1% | 34.4% | 22.3% | — | 291 |
* 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 | 20.9 | £44,097 | 7.3% | 1.4% | 4.6 |
| 2021/22 | 78.6 | 19.1 | £44,528 | 22.6% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2022/23 | 76.2 | 19.9 | £46,026 | 11.6% | 1.3% | 6.2 |
| 2023/24 | 82.8 | 18.2 | £49,379 | 29.7% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2024/25 | 82.5 | 17.6 | £51,984 | —% | 1.2% | — |
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.4% | 4.4% | +2.0pp | 19.4% | 4.3% | 2.1% | 1,310 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 16.6% | 3.4% | 2.4% | 1,206 |
| 2015/16 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 18.8% | 2.5% | 3.9% | 1,167 |
| 2016/17 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 13.7% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 1,116 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 11.5% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 1,191 |
| 2018/19 | 7.0% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 17.8% | 3.8% | 3.2% | 1,303 |
| 2020/21 | 11.6% | 4.5% | +7.1pp | 32.7% | 7.5% | 4.1% | 1,503 |
| 2021/22 | 12.4% | 7.1% | +5.2pp | 36.2% | 6.0% | 6.3% | 1,572 |
| 2022/23 | 10.8% | 6.8% | +4.0pp | 30.5% | 4.7% | 6.1% | 1,563 |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% | +3.6pp | 27.1% | 3.7% | 6.5% | 1,564 |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% | +2.7pp | 23.2% | 3.5% | 5.3% | 1,521 |
13 May 2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 2022 | — | Requires improvement |