Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,325.14
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.9%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
7.2%
of income
In-year balance
+4.6%
of income
Elevated: turnover 19.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.0%.
19 March 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
766
Capacity
700 (109%)
Free school meals
13.9%
English additional lang.
3.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
45.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.7
Mean salary
£51,000
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.4%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25 · 788 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 | £4.6m | £4.3m | £3.4m | 74.5% | +£260k | £352k | 7.7% | £6,094 |
| 2022/23 | £5.1m | £4.8m | £3.7m | 73.1% | +£227k | £446k | 8.8% | £6,804 |
| 2023/24 | £5.4m | £5.1m | £3.9m | 71.9% | +£248k | £386k | 7.2% | £7,325 |
Teaching staff
£3.0m
59% of spend
Support staff
£482k
9% of spend
Premises
£290k
6% of spend
Other costs
£971k
19% 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 | —* | 51.2 | 66.2% | 51.5% | 66.9% | — | 130 |
* 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 | 45.0 | 16.1 | £42,652 | 8.0% | 0.0% | 1.6 |
| 2021/22 | 46.6 | 16.1 | £41,611 | 11.6% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2022/23 | 45.4 | 16.4 | £47,838 | 19.8% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2023/24 | 44.6 | 16.4 | £47,856 | 5.8% | 2.2% | 2.8 |
| 2024/25 | 45.8 | 16.7 | £51,000 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 16.8% | 5.1% | 1.1% | 621 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.0% | 4.7% | 0.9% | 607 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 14.8% | 5.1% | 0.8% | 600 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 15.4% | 4.9% | 0.9% | 624 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 13.7% | 4.6% | 1.3% | 678 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 11.1% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 715 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 14.5% | 4.4% | 1.3% | 745 |
| 2021/22 | 9.7% | 7.1% | +2.6pp | 27.0% | 8.2% | 1.6% | 764 |
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% | +2.3pp | 24.2% | 7.0% | 2.0% | 769 |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% | +2.0pp | 24.3% | 6.5% | 2.1% | 752 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 21.2% | 6.4% | 1.6% | 788 |
19 March 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 2013 | URN 123244 | Requires improvement |