Flags
4
4 high
Per-pupil income
—
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
60.4%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.1%
of income
In-year balance
+8.5%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 24.4%, vacancy rate 3.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.0%.
Elevated: turnover 28.9%, vacancy rate 3.1%.
21 June 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
629
Capacity
945 (67%)
Free school meals
33.5%
English additional lang.
22.1%
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.
31.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
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Mean salary
£45,397
Turnover
28.9%
Vacancy rate
3.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
35.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.7%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25 · 680 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 | £4.3m | £4.2m | £3.1m | 72.0% | +£72k | -£304k | -7.0% | £6,841 |
| 2022/23 | £4.6m | £4.7m | £3.3m | 71.8% | -£53k | -£356k | -7.8% | £7,107 |
| 2023/24 | £4.2m | £3.9m | £2.6m | 60.4% | +£360k | £4k | 0.1% | — |
Teaching staff
£1.6m
41% of spend
Support staff
£427k
11% of spend
Premises
£350k
9% of spend
Other costs
£968k
25% 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 | —* | 38.7 | 57.8% | 32.8% | 32.0% | — | 128 |
* 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 35.2 | 16.8 | £41,908 | 22.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020/21 | 32.0 | 19.4 | £45,907 | 0.7% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2021/22 | 36.8 | 17.1 | £43,398 | 39.7% | 0.0% | 1.3 |
| 2022/23 | 25.4 | 25.5 | £46,922 | 24.4% | 3.8% | 2.8 |
| 2023/24 | 31.5 | — | £45,397 | 28.9% | 3.1% | — |
Overall absence
12.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
35.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 19.2% | 4.9% | 1.4% | 798 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 17.1% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 726 |
| 2015/16 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 11.5% | 3.2% | 1.2% | 642 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 18.4% | 4.2% | 1.6% | 636 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 17.6% | 4.2% | 1.7% | 613 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 15.8% | 3.8% | 1.8% | 626 |
| 2020/21 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 15.9% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 654 |
| 2021/22 | 11.5% | 7.1% | +4.4pp | 37.7% | 9.2% | 2.4% | 658 |
| 2022/23 | 12.6% | 6.8% | +5.8pp | 35.3% | 9.3% | 3.4% | 696 |
| 2023/24 | 14.0% | 6.6% | +7.4pp | 37.6% | 9.5% | 4.5% | 673 |
| 2024/25 | 12.5% | 6.2% | +6.3pp | 35.1% | 8.7% | 3.8% | 680 |
21 June 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Sept 2018 | URN 116447 | Requires improvement |