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Per-pupil income
£8,928.93
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.1%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+5.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.2%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good23 April 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
813
Capacity
1,150 (71%)
Free school meals
49.4%
English additional lang.
13.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
54.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.0
Mean salary
£48,030
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
15.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
42.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.9%
Unauthorised absence
8.3%
2024/25 · 737 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 | £6.9m | £5.3m | 78.7% | -£118k | £468k | 6.9% | £7,677 |
| 2022/23 | £6.9m | £7.0m | £5.3m | 76.5% | -£38k | £41k | 0.6% | £8,258 |
| 2023/24 | £7.2m | £6.8m | £5.1m | 71.1% | +£383k | £1k | 0.0% | £8,929 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
48% of spend
Support staff
£1.2m
17% of spend
Premises
£538k
8% of spend
Other costs
£1.1m
17% 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 | —* | 36.2 | 44.8% | 23.3% | 23.3% | — | 116 |
* 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 | 51.6 | 16.9 | £41,067 | 15.5% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2021/22 | 56.2 | 15.7 | £40,476 | 36.3% | 0.0% | 9.7 |
| 2022/23 | 50.5 | 16.6 | £38,125 | 30.7% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 50.8 | 15.8 | £42,612 | 27.6% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2024/25 | 54.3 | 15.0 | £48,030 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
15.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
42.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
8.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 17.8% | 3.6% | 2.5% | 546 |
| 2014/15 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 20.3% | 4.4% | 1.8% | 558 |
| 2015/16 | 7.7% | 4.5% | +3.2pp | 22.3% | 5.4% | 2.3% | 600 |
| 2016/17 | 10.6% | 4.6% | +6.0pp | 30.2% | 5.7% | 4.9% | 645 |
| 2017/18 | 10.6% | 4.8% | +5.8pp | 30.5% | 5.2% | 5.4% | 675 |
| 2018/19 | 9.2% | 4.6% | +4.6pp | 27.0% | 4.9% | 4.3% | 697 |
| 2020/21 | 11.3% | 4.5% | +6.7pp | 36.6% | 6.8% | 4.4% | 730 |
| 2021/22 | 18.3% | 7.1% | +11.2pp | 61.3% | 8.7% | 9.6% | 773 |
| 2022/23 | 16.2% | 6.8% | +9.4pp | 51.8% | 8.4% | 7.8% | 791 |
| 2023/24 | 14.2% | 6.6% | +7.7pp | 43.1% | 6.9% | 7.3% | 751 |
| 2024/25 | 15.2% | 6.2% | +8.9pp | 42.6% | 6.9% | 8.3% | 737 |
23 April 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 2023 | — | Requires improvement |