Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,513.75
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
63.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
10.8%
of income
In-year balance
+17.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.0%.
Elevated: turnover 40.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good1 April 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
733
Capacity
750 (98%)
Free school meals
33.3%
English additional lang.
14.5%
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.
40.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.1
Mean salary
£53,995
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25 · 772 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 | £3.9m | £3.6m | £2.5m | 64.7% | +£359k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,196 |
| 2022/23 | £4.5m | £4.3m | £3.0m | 66.6% | +£220k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,925 |
| 2023/24 | £5.2m | £4.3m | £3.3m | 63.6% | +£886k | £561k | 10.8% | £7,514 |
Teaching staff
£2.6m
59% of spend
Support staff
£593k
14% of spend
Premises
£262k
6% of spend
Other costs
£740k
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 | —* | 34.2 | 42.9% | 22.6% | 14.3% | — | 133 |
* 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 | 25.4 | 21.7 | £43,381 | 31.5% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2021/22 | 32.2 | 19.7 | £39,889 | 32.3% | 0.0% | 8.7 |
| 2022/23 | 34.8 | 18.8 | £45,158 | 40.8% | 2.8% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 38.6 | 17.9 | £50,330 | 40.4% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2024/25 | 40.6 | 18.1 | £53,995 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.3% | 4.4% | +1.9pp | 21.7% | 4.1% | 2.2% | 672 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 20.6% | 4.0% | 1.9% | 625 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 17.4% | 4.0% | 1.8% | 540 |
| 2016/17 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 24.1% | 4.3% | 2.8% | 503 |
| 2017/18 | 7.5% | 4.8% | +2.8pp | 22.7% | 4.4% | 3.2% | 502 |
| 2018/19 | 7.2% | 4.6% | +2.6pp | 21.2% | 4.4% | 2.8% | 499 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 15.9% | 3.5% | 1.7% | 591 |
| 2021/22 | 10.3% | 7.1% | +3.2pp | 34.2% | 6.3% | 4.0% | 666 |
| 2022/23 | 10.0% | 6.8% | +3.2pp | 30.4% | 6.6% | 3.4% | 695 |
| 2023/24 | 11.0% | 6.6% | +4.4pp | 33.5% | 7.1% | 3.9% | 744 |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% | +3.5pp | 27.5% | 6.3% | 3.4% | 772 |
1 April 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Feb 2020 | — | Good |