Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£4,836.07
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+10.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.5%.
Elevated: turnover 34.8%.
26 April 2017 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
121
Capacity
300 (40%)
Free school meals
31.2%
English additional lang.
20.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 14–18
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.
3.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
40.3
Mean salary
£69,249
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 98 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 | £760k | £528k | £337k | 44.3% | +£232k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,333 |
| 2022/23 | £935k | £558k | £375k | 40.1% | +£377k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,631 |
| 2023/24 | £590k | £526k | £458k | 77.6% | +£64k | £0 | 0.0% | £4,836 |
Teaching staff
£354k
67% of spend
Support staff
£96k
18% of spend
Premises
£5k
1% of spend
Other costs
£63k
12% 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 | —* | 41.1 | 63.8% | 38.3% | 0.0% | — | 47 |
* 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 | 4.0 | 28.3 | £48,255 | 25.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 3.8 | 31.6 | £47,873 | 26.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 2.8 | — | £49,696 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 4.6 | 26.5 | £56,100 | 34.8% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2024/25 | 3.0 | 40.3 | £69,249 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 10.9% | 4.6% | 0.3% | 46 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 14.4% | 5.3% | 0.6% | 90 |
| 2016/17 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 15.9% | 4.9% | 0.7% | 69 |
| 2017/18 | 7.2% | 4.8% | +2.5pp | 16.1% | 4.4% | 2.9% | 56 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 17.8% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 45 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.3% | 3.6% | 1.8% | 98 |
| 2021/22 | 10.5% | 7.1% | +3.4pp | 31.4% | 6.7% | 3.8% | 102 |
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% | +4.5pp | 32.1% | 9.0% | 2.3% | 112 |
| 2023/24 | 11.5% | 6.6% | +4.9pp | 29.3% | 6.8% | 4.7% | 106 |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% | +1.2pp | 22.4% | 4.7% | 2.7% | 98 |
26 April 2017 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good