Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,917.85
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
4.5%
of income
In-year balance
+2.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.3%.
Elevated: turnover 21.0%.
8 May 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,436
Capacity
1,550 (93%)
Free school meals
18.1%
English additional lang.
9.4%
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.
80.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£46,904
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
6.5%
2024/25 · 1,342 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 | £8.2m | £7.5m | £5.9m | 72.7% | +£701k | £884k | 10.8% | £5,860 |
| 2022/23 | £9.2m | £8.5m | £6.6m | 71.6% | +£659k | £863k | 9.4% | £6,456 |
| 2023/24 | £9.8m | £9.5m | £7.3m | 74.6% | +£238k | £438k | 4.5% | £6,918 |
Teaching staff
£5.2m
54% of spend
Support staff
£983k
10% of spend
Premises
£325k
3% of spend
Other costs
£1.9m
20% 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 | —* | 43.7 | 57.2% | 39.7% | 28.8% | — | 229 |
* 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 | 75.0 | 18.0 | £44,854 | 9.2% | 0.0% | 0.9 |
| 2021/22 | 79.0 | 17.7 | £39,813 | 6.7% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2022/23 | 81.6 | 17.4 | £42,557 | 13.4% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2023/24 | 83.7 | 16.9 | £44,603 | 21.0% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2024/25 | 80.3 | 17.9 | £46,904 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 12.7% | 4.4% | 0.5% | 953 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.8% | 4.5% | 0.5% | 997 |
| 2015/16 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 9.9% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 1,002 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 13.8% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 1,036 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 11.7% | 4.5% | 0.6% | 1,050 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 10.8% | 4.5% | 0.7% | 1,095 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 10.1% | 3.6% | 0.6% | 1,207 |
| 2021/22 | 10.3% | 7.1% | +3.2pp | 31.0% | 9.0% | 1.4% | 1,248 |
| 2022/23 | 10.7% | 6.8% | +3.9pp | 30.8% | 7.8% | 2.9% | 1,291 |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% | +3.8pp | 29.8% | 6.2% | 4.1% | 1,321 |
| 2024/25 | 12.3% | 6.2% | +6.1pp | 32.9% | 5.8% | 6.5% | 1,342 |
8 May 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 2019 | — | Good |