Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,112.46
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.7%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
11.9%
of income
In-year balance
+6.2%
of income
Elevated: turnover 30.6%.
Elevated: turnover 24.9%.
14 May 2019 · Academy First Section 5
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,280
Capacity
1,200 (107%)
Free school meals
8.1%
English additional lang.
13.3%
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.
72.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.6
Mean salary
£43,834
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.4%
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.
17.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25 · 1,309 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 | £6.8m | £6.4m | £4.9m | 72.6% | +£424k | £862k | 12.7% | £5,562 |
| 2022/23 | £7.8m | £7.4m | £5.5m | 70.5% | +£336k | £859k | 11.1% | £6,356 |
| 2023/24 | £8.8m | £8.2m | £6.2m | 70.7% | +£545k | £1.0m | 11.9% | £7,112 |
Teaching staff
£4.6m
55% of spend
Support staff
£964k
12% of spend
Premises
£343k
4% of spend
Other costs
£1.7m
20% 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 | —* | 53.6 | 82.1% | 60.4% | 73.8% | — | 240 |
* 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 | 64.8 | 18.0 | £36,937 | 12.0% | 0.0% | 8.4 |
| 2021/22 | 69.7 | 17.6 | £38,413 | 38.7% | 1.4% | 6.3 |
| 2022/23 | 62.8 | 19.5 | £36,917 | 30.6% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2023/24 | 79.5 | 15.6 | £42,971 | 24.9% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2024/25 | 72.9 | 17.6 | £43,834 | —% | 1.4% | — |
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 3.0% | 4.6% | -1.6pp | 7.6% | 2.6% | 0.5% | 131 |
| 2017/18 | 3.9% | 4.8% | -0.9pp | 8.5% | 3.1% | 0.7% | 402 |
| 2018/19 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 8.9% | 3.4% | 0.8% | 686 |
| 2020/21 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 9.4% | 2.8% | 1.2% | 1,191 |
| 2021/22 | 8.0% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 21.6% | 6.4% | 1.6% | 1,246 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.8pp | 19.8% | 6.1% | 1.5% | 1,262 |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% | +1.0pp | 19.2% | 6.1% | 1.4% | 1,285 |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% | +0.6pp | 17.1% | 5.2% | 1.6% | 1,309 |
14 May 2019 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Outstanding