Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,922.67
+£5302024/25
Staff costs % of income
64.9%
+1.5ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
21.8%
+3.2ppof income
In-year balance
+10.6%
−1.1ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
Elevated: turnover 17.9%.
Elevated: turnover 15.4%.
31 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,294
Capacity
1,620 (80%)
Free school meals
11.1%
English additional lang.
7.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–16
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.
69.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.7
Mean salary
£51,604
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.9%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25 · 1,117 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 | £3.4m | £3.1m | £1.9m | 54.9% | +£250k | £568k | 16.7% | £7,595 |
| 2022/23 | £4.7m | £4.3m | £2.9m | 62.6% | +£392k | £776k | 16.5% | £6,472 |
| 2023/24 | £7.1m | £6.3m | £4.5m | 63.4% | +£834k | £1.3m | 18.6% | £7,392 |
| 2024/25 | £8.9m | £8.0m | £5.8m | 64.9% | +£941k | £1.9m | 21.8% | £7,923 |
Teaching staff
£4.6m
58% of spend
Support staff
£636k
8% of spend
Premises
£451k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.7m
22% 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 | —* | 49.5 | 81.6% | 59.2% | 69.6% | — | 125 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 18.3 | £40,246 | 16.4% | 0.0% | 3.7 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 18.3 | £39,678 | 22.6% | 0.0% | 3.0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 18.0 | £43,970 | 17.9% | 0.0% | 3.6 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 17.5 | £49,584 | 15.4% | 0.0% | 3.4 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 69.2 | 18.7 | £51,604 | —% | 0.0% | — | 4.8 | 7 |
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 2.7% | 4.5% | -1.8pp | 5.3% | 2.1% | 0.5% | 246 |
| 2021/22 | 6.2% | 7.1% | -0.9pp | 14.8% | 5.2% | 1.1% | 465 |
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% | +0.4pp | 21.1% | 5.5% | 1.7% | 755 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 22.8% | 6.3% | 1.9% | 994 |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% | +1.1pp | 17.6% | 5.9% | 1.5% | 1,117 |
31 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Outstanding