Per-pupil income
£8,974.54
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
75.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
5.8%
of income
In-year balance
+0.2%
of income
No active flags for this school.
26 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,288
Capacity
1,250 (103%)
Free school meals
43.3%
English additional lang.
41.7%
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.
91.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.1
Mean salary
£48,018
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.1%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 1,321 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 | £8.8m | £8.5m | £6.6m | 75.6% | +£304k | £791k | 9.0% | £7,297 |
| 2022/23 | £9.4m | £9.6m | £7.2m | 76.5% | -£121k | £670k | 7.1% | £7,603 |
| 2023/24 | £10.5m | £10.5m | £7.8m | 74.7% | -£21k | £649k | 6.2% | £8,263 |
| 2024/25 | £11.6m | £11.5m | £8.7m | 75.6% | +£20k | £669k | 5.8% | £8,975 |
Teaching staff
£6.3m
54% of spend
Support staff
£1.6m
14% of spend
Premises
£1.0m
9% of spend
Other costs
£1.8m
16% 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 | —* | 46.9 | 64.5% | 49.2% | 36.3% | — | 248 |
* 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 | 63.7 | 18.4 | £39,308 | 7.8% | 0.0% | 0.4 |
| 2021/22 | 61.6 | 19.5 | £39,278 | 13.0% | 1.6% | 0.1 |
| 2022/23 | 53.6 | 23.2 | £40,053 | 7.8% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2023/24 | 91.4 | 13.9 | £43,199 | 9.5% | 1.1% | 5.0 |
| 2024/25 | 91.2 | 14.1 | £48,018 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.4% | 4.4% | +2.0pp | 20.7% | 3.5% | 3.0% | 890 |
| 2014/15 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 20.7% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 919 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 13.6% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 952 |
| 2016/17 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 12.2% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 983 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 13.3% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 1,027 |
| 2018/19 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 14.3% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 1,120 |
| 2020/21 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 19.2% | 4.0% | 3.0% | 1,207 |
| 2021/22 | 7.2% | 7.1% | +0.0pp | 18.3% | 3.8% | 3.3% | 1,244 |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% | +2.5pp | 25.8% | 4.7% | 4.5% | 1,282 |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% | +1.4pp | 19.8% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 1,310 |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% | +1.4pp | 18.7% | 4.1% | 3.5% | 1,321 |
26 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 2013 | — | Good |