Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,505.46
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
7.9%
of income
In-year balance
+3.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.0%.
Elevated: turnover 17.4%.
6 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,870
Capacity
1,805 (104%)
Free school meals
8.8%
English additional lang.
10.5%
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.
120.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.6
Mean salary
£49,063
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25 · 1,653 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 | £11.4m | £10.9m | £7.9m | 68.9% | +£521k | £813k | 7.1% | £5,980 |
| 2022/23 | £13.2m | £12.0m | £8.8m | 66.7% | +£1.2m | £1.2m | 9.1% | £7,052 |
| 2023/24 | £13.7m | £13.3m | £9.5m | 68.8% | +£416k | £1.1m | 7.9% | £7,505 |
Teaching staff
£7.7m
58% of spend
Support staff
£1.2m
9% of spend
Premises
£600k
5% of spend
Other costs
£3.3m
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 | —* | 56.3 | 86.8% | 68.1% | 70.1% | — | 304 |
* 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 | 128.9 | 14.6 | £41,897 | 15.4% | 0.0% | 1.8 |
| 2021/22 | 121.7 | 15.7 | £41,705 | 16.9% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2022/23 | 126.8 | 14.7 | £44,297 | 19.5% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 126.4 | 14.5 | £45,912 | 17.4% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2024/25 | 120.0 | 15.6 | £49,063 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.2pp | 9.7% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 1,493 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.5% | 4.0% | 0.8% | 1,597 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 9.4% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 1,688 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 9.1% | 4.0% | 0.8% | 1,733 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 9.2% | 4.0% | 0.5% | 1,772 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 10.7% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 1,756 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 8.7% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 1,674 |
| 2021/22 | 8.5% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 24.6% | 7.3% | 1.2% | 1,678 |
| 2022/23 | 8.0% | 6.8% | +1.2pp | 22.8% | 6.6% | 1.5% | 1,642 |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% | +0.2pp | 18.8% | 5.6% | 1.1% | 1,642 |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% | +0.6pp | 17.2% | 5.4% | 1.5% | 1,653 |
6 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2013 | — | Outstanding |