Per-pupil income
£6,606.22
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.3%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.1%
of income
In-year balance
+3.5%
of income
No active flags for this school.
4 October 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
987
Capacity
1,027 (96%)
Free school meals
14.3%
English additional lang.
15.2%
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.
52.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.7
Mean salary
£52,966
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
0.6%
2024/25 · 753 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 | £5.3m | £4.7m | £3.5m | 66.9% | +£558k | £75k | 1.4% | £5,888 |
| 2022/23 | £5.9m | £5.3m | £3.8m | 64.9% | +£526k | £177k | 3.0% | £6,537 |
| 2023/24 | £6.2m | £5.9m | £4.3m | 70.3% | +£214k | £4k | 0.1% | £6,606 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
63% of spend
Support staff
£273k
5% of spend
Premises
£415k
7% of spend
Other costs
£1.2m
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 | —* | 65.9 | 98.0% | 85.0% | 98.0% | — | 147 |
* 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 | 52.4 | 17.0 | £44,007 | 13.0% | 0.0% | 2.2 |
| 2021/22 | 53.5 | 16.8 | £44,137 | 16.6% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2022/23 | 51.8 | 17.3 | £45,625 | 10.8% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2023/24 | 55.6 | 16.8 | £48,767 | 15.5% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2024/25 | 52.6 | 18.7 | £52,966 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.6%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.6% | 4.4% | -0.8pp | 4.5% | 2.9% | 0.7% | 599 |
| 2014/15 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 4.6% | 2.8% | 0.6% | 608 |
| 2015/16 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 4.9% | 3.2% | 0.2% | 614 |
| 2016/17 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.8pp | 5.7% | 3.4% | 0.4% | 611 |
| 2017/18 | 4.0% | 4.8% | -0.8pp | 6.0% | 3.6% | 0.4% | 603 |
| 2018/19 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.8pp | 6.0% | 3.4% | 0.4% | 603 |
| 2020/21 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 7.2% | 3.1% | 0.7% | 655 |
| 2021/22 | 5.3% | 7.1% | -1.8pp | 13.3% | 4.9% | 0.4% | 686 |
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% | -0.7pp | 14.7% | 5.4% | 0.7% | 719 |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% | -0.0pp | 16.3% | 5.9% | 0.6% | 751 |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% | -0.0pp | 16.3% | 5.5% | 0.6% | 753 |
4 October 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2009 | URN 118798 | Outstanding |