Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,110.25
+£5782024/25
Staff costs % of income
72.3%
−11.1ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-32.6%
+14.8ppof income
In-year balance
+1.9%
+19.1ppof income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 83.4%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 17.1% of income.
Elevated: vacancy rate 9.1%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.3%.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding20 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,188
Capacity
1,539 (77%)
Free school meals
21.4%
English additional lang.
20.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 2–16
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.
62.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.0
Mean salary
£46,419
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 785 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | £1.8m | £2.3m | £1.5m | 82.7% | -£548k | -£869k | -49.4% | £7,545 |
| 2023/24 | £3.6m | £4.2m | £3.0m | 83.4% | -£617k | -£1.7m | -47.4% | £6,532 |
| 2024/25 | £6.4m | £6.3m | £4.7m | 72.3% | +£123k | -£2.1m | -32.6% | £7,110 |
Teaching staff
£2.9m
47% of spend
Support staff
£1.2m
18% of spend
Premises
£400k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.3m
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 0 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 74.0% | 74.0% | 79.0% | 65.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 75.0% | — |
| 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 16.9 | £43,981 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 18.5 | £41,549 | 12.8% | 9.2% | 1.5 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 20.6 | £47,258 | 13.9% | 4.3% | 2.9 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 62.4 | 19.0 | £46,419 | —% | 0.0% | — | 12.7 | 13 |
Overall absence
5.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% | -1.0pp | 12.8% | 4.1% | 1.7% | 203 |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% | -1.2pp | 11.1% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 476 |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% | -0.3pp | 13.9% | 4.5% | 1.4% | 785 |
20 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.