Flags
3
3 high
Per-pupil income
£3,210.58
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.7%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
2.7%
of income
In-year balance
+16.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.0%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.4%.
21 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
861
Capacity
969 (89%)
Free school meals
27.1%
English additional lang.
9.3%
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.
54.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.8
Mean salary
£46,902
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
38.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.4%
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
2024/25 · 878 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 | £7.2m | £6.4m | £4.7m | 65.8% | +£813k | -£25k | -0.3% | £7,285 |
| 2022/23 | £6.8m | £6.6m | £4.5m | 66.3% | +£168k | £143k | 2.1% | £6,943 |
| 2023/24 | £3.0m | £2.5m | £2.1m | 70.7% | +£485k | £80k | 2.7% | £3,211 |
Teaching staff
£1.6m
64% of spend
Support staff
£310k
12% of spend
Premises
£90k
4% of spend
Other costs
£296k
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 | —* | 29.8 | 37.7% | 17.4% | 21.0% | — | 167 |
* 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 | 74.8 | 13.3 | £39,013 | 11.0% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2021/22 | 69.3 | 14.3 | £42,628 | 21.6% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2022/23 | 69.1 | 14.2 | £44,088 | 32.8% | 6.7% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 60.9 | 15.2 | £45,702 | 23.0% | 4.7% | — |
| 2024/25 | 54.4 | 15.8 | £46,902 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
38.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.8% | 4.4% | +2.4pp | 21.3% | 4.7% | 2.1% | 819 |
| 2014/15 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 19.7% | 4.6% | 2.0% | 791 |
| 2015/16 | 7.1% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 22.9% | 5.3% | 1.9% | 790 |
| 2016/17 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.8pp | 21.2% | 5.3% | 2.0% | 769 |
| 2017/18 | 7.6% | 4.8% | +2.9pp | 22.3% | 5.5% | 2.1% | 786 |
| 2018/19 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 18.6% | 3.9% | 2.5% | 808 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 13.5% | 3.4% | 1.4% | 858 |
| 2021/22 | 10.2% | 7.1% | +3.1pp | 34.9% | 7.0% | 3.2% | 882 |
| 2022/23 | 12.0% | 6.8% | +5.2pp | 40.5% | 7.2% | 4.8% | 889 |
| 2023/24 | 12.4% | 6.6% | +5.9pp | 39.7% | 7.5% | 5.0% | 869 |
| 2024/25 | 12.8% | 6.2% | +6.5pp | 38.6% | 8.4% | 4.4% | 878 |
21 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 May 2018 | URN 138046 | Good |