Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,966.1
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.8%
of income
In-year balance
+6.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.
7 June 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
844
Capacity
1,066 (79%)
Free school meals
10.0%
English additional lang.
14.1%
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.
43.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.4
Mean salary
£48,686
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 749 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 | £3.8m | £3.5m | £2.7m | 71.4% | +£263k | £261k | 6.9% | £5,595 |
| 2022/23 | £4.4m | £4.4m | £3.3m | 75.3% | +£12k | £151k | 3.4% | £6,057 |
| 2023/24 | £5.3m | £5.0m | £3.6m | 67.8% | +£346k | £42k | 0.8% | £6,966 |
Teaching staff
£2.8m
57% of spend
Support staff
£503k
10% of spend
Premises
£290k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.1m
22% 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 | —* | 46.0 | 69.3% | 52.6% | 67.5% | — | 114 |
* 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 | 33.4 | 18.7 | £44,510 | 3.6% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2021/22 | 37.3 | 18.2 | £42,674 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2022/23 | 38.9 | 18.9 | £45,307 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 41.0 | 18.7 | £45,636 | 12.2% | 2.4% | 3.8 |
| 2024/25 | 43.5 | 19.4 | £48,686 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 13.3% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 503 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 11.4% | 3.8% | 2.0% | 466 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.8% | 3.7% | 1.5% | 465 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 12.8% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 486 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 13.0% | 3.7% | 1.6% | 485 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 13.4% | 3.9% | 1.2% | 515 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 14.6% | 4.4% | 0.8% | 563 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 26.0% | 7.1% | 2.0% | 604 |
| 2022/23 | 10.0% | 6.8% | +3.2pp | 26.3% | 7.3% | 2.6% | 662 |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% | +2.4pp | 23.6% | 6.1% | 2.8% | 705 |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% | +2.3pp | 22.2% | 6.3% | 2.2% | 749 |
7 June 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb 2014 | URN 123257 | Requires improvement |