Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,158.68
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
31.7%
of income
In-year balance
+11.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
22 February 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
898
Capacity
900 (100%)
Free school meals
19.3%
English additional lang.
16.4%
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.
55.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£51,303
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.8%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 962 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 | £5.4m | £4.2m | £3.2m | 59.0% | +£1.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,894 |
| 2022/23 | £6.0m | £5.5m | £3.9m | 64.7% | +£555k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,124 |
| 2023/24 | £6.3m | £5.5m | £4.5m | 71.8% | +£731k | £2.0m | 31.7% | £7,159 |
Teaching staff
£3.6m
66% of spend
Support staff
£483k
9% of spend
Premises
£227k
4% of spend
Other costs
£808k
15% 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 | —* | 46.2 | 66.3% | 44.8% | 79.6% | — | 181 |
* 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 | 31.4 | 19.6 | £37,299 | 18.5% | 0.0% | 1.2 |
| 2021/22 | 43.8 | 18.0 | £39,811 | 31.5% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2022/23 | 55.1 | 15.4 | £40,174 | 40.3% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2023/24 | 56.4 | 15.5 | £45,632 | 34.5% | 3.4% | 5.4 |
| 2024/25 | 55.6 | 16.2 | £51,303 | —% | 1.8% | — |
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 13.4% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 127 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 8.2% | 2.9% | 1.3% | 280 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 14.3% | 3.0% | 2.2% | 645 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.2pp | 26.1% | 5.9% | 3.5% | 815 |
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% | +0.1pp | 17.6% | 4.0% | 2.9% | 877 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% | +1.7pp | 23.4% | 4.4% | 3.8% | 931 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 6.2% | +0.8pp | 17.7% | 5.1% | 1.9% | 962 |
22 February 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good