Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,999.03
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.4%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
11.9%
of income
In-year balance
+8.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
Elevated: turnover 29.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
16 May 2012 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 13 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,046
Capacity
1,200 (87%)
Free school meals
20.7%
English additional lang.
21.2%
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.
60.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.2
Mean salary
£55,843
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.9%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25 · 997 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 | £6.4m | £5.6m | £4.5m | 70.7% | +£777k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,857 |
| 2022/23 | £6.7m | £6.7m | £4.8m | 71.3% | -£47k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,933 |
| 2023/24 | £7.2m | £6.6m | £5.3m | 73.4% | +£631k | £863k | 11.9% | £6,999 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
65% of spend
Support staff
£573k
9% of spend
Premises
£326k
5% of spend
Other costs
£969k
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 | —* | 44.1 | 60.1% | 41.2% | 13.1% | — | 153 |
* 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 | 66.0 | 14.2 | £47,510 | 13.0% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2021/22 | 68.5 | 13.6 | £47,057 | 19.7% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2022/23 | 67.0 | 14.4 | £50,532 | 24.8% | 1.5% | 5.2 |
| 2023/24 | 64.5 | 16.1 | £52,764 | 29.6% | 3.0% | 4.8 |
| 2024/25 | 60.8 | 17.2 | £55,843 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.7pp | 18.6% | 3.8% | 2.2% | 657 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 14.9% | 4.1% | 1.8% | 719 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 17.5% | 3.9% | 1.9% | 788 |
| 2016/17 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 16.9% | 4.0% | 2.3% | 803 |
| 2017/18 | 6.1% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 18.5% | 3.8% | 2.3% | 828 |
| 2018/19 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 20.4% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 907 |
| 2020/21 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 13.8% | 3.5% | 1.4% | 856 |
| 2021/22 | 9.2% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 29.8% | 6.2% | 3.0% | 870 |
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% | +1.9pp | 25.9% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 923 |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% | +3.3pp | 28.8% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1,013 |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% | +3.7pp | 28.3% | 5.9% | 4.1% | 997 |
16 May 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 2010 | URN 125305 | Good |