Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,772.28
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
10.3%
of income
In-year balance
-0.6%
of income
Elevated: turnover 16.9%, vacancy rate 3.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
19 September 2018 · Academy First Section 5
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
897
Capacity
922 (97%)
Free school meals
17.6%
English additional lang.
14.9%
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.
50.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.7
Mean salary
£49,723
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.9%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 947 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 | £5.6m | £5.3m | £3.8m | 66.9% | +£356k | £994k | 17.6% | £6,175 |
| 2022/23 | £6.4m | £6.1m | £4.3m | 67.2% | +£326k | £1.0m | 16.3% | £6,958 |
| 2023/24 | £7.1m | £7.1m | £5.1m | 71.8% | -£45k | £727k | 10.3% | £7,772 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
52% of spend
Support staff
£860k
12% of spend
Premises
£366k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.7m
24% 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 | —* | 46.7 | 67.4% | 44.4% | 53.9% | — | 178 |
* 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 | 51.0 | 17.5 | £41,408 | 13.9% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2021/22 | 52.1 | 17.6 | £42,566 | 12.5% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2022/23 | 58.8 | 15.7 | £43,380 | 17.1% | 1.7% | 2.6 |
| 2023/24 | 53.2 | 17.1 | £47,613 | 16.9% | 3.6% | 3.9 |
| 2024/25 | 50.8 | 17.7 | £49,723 | —% | 1.9% | — |
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 16.0% | 4.6% | 1.0% | 219 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 11.1% | 4.2% | 1.2% | 425 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 14.4% | 4.3% | 0.9% | 613 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 14.0% | 4.2% | 1.2% | 793 |
| 2020/21 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 9.6% | 3.3% | 0.8% | 917 |
| 2021/22 | 8.3% | 7.1% | +1.2pp | 24.9% | 6.4% | 1.9% | 932 |
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% | +0.6pp | 19.2% | 5.0% | 2.4% | 942 |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% | +0.8pp | 21.7% | 4.8% | 2.5% | 940 |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% | +2.1pp | 23.4% | 5.5% | 2.7% | 947 |
19 September 2018 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Good