Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,896.61
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.2%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
22.5%
of income
In-year balance
+4.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 21.0%.
22 November 2012 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 13 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,271
Capacity
1,078 (118%)
Free school meals
12.9%
English additional lang.
28.1%
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.
63.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.1
Mean salary
£52,084
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
2024/25 · 907 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 | £6.9m | £6.7m | £5.0m | 73.2% | +£126k | £982k | 14.3% | £5,500 |
| 2022/23 | £8.1m | £7.5m | £5.5m | 68.0% | +£598k | £1.6m | 19.8% | £6,434 |
| 2023/24 | £8.7m | £8.3m | £6.0m | 69.2% | +£416k | £2.0m | 22.5% | £6,897 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
54% of spend
Support staff
£355k
4% of spend
Premises
£565k
7% of spend
Other costs
£1.7m
21% 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 | —* | 70.1 | 99.4% | 94.4% | 42.5% | — | 179 |
* 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 | 58.9 | 19.8 | £43,919 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2021/22 | 60.9 | 20.5 | £45,254 | 14.3% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2022/23 | 60.9 | 20.8 | £45,624 | 21.0% | 1.6% | 4.0 |
| 2023/24 | 59.8 | 21.2 | £50,809 | 9.9% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2024/25 | 63.1 | 20.1 | £52,084 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 12.0% | 4.7% | 0.3% | 749 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.8% | 5.0% | 0.4% | 742 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 23.8% | 5.4% | 0.6% | 762 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 7.8% | 4.0% | 0.4% | 787 |
| 2017/18 | 4.0% | 4.8% | -0.7pp | 6.3% | 3.9% | 0.1% | 815 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 18.4% | 4.8% | 0.2% | 837 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 24.2% | 5.2% | 0.2% | 868 |
| 2021/22 | 7.1% | 7.1% | -0.0pp | 28.2% | 6.8% | 0.3% | 909 |
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% | -0.3pp | 20.0% | 5.9% | 0.5% | 907 |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% | -0.9pp | 14.5% | 5.1% | 0.5% | 902 |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% | -0.6pp | 16.3% | 4.9% | 0.7% | 907 |
22 November 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Sept 2007 | URN 110493 | Good |