Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,392.34
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
63.4%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
18.6%
of income
In-year balance
+11.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
31 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,121
Capacity
1,620 (69%)
Free school meals
12.0%
English additional lang.
8.6%
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.
63.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.5
Mean salary
£49,584
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 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
52% of spend
Support staff
£690k
11% of spend
Premises
£358k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.4m
23% 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 14.8 | 16.2 | £42,019 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.9 |
| 2021/22 | 24.4 | 18.3 | £40,246 | 16.4% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2022/23 | 39.8 | 18.3 | £39,678 | 22.6% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2023/24 | 53.7 | 18.0 | £43,970 | 17.9% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2024/25 | 63.9 | 17.5 | £49,584 | —% | 0.0% | — |
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