Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£6,961.65
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
6.8%
of income
In-year balance
+9.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.5%.
Elevated: turnover 27.7%.
21 May 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
995
Capacity
1,040 (96%)
Free school meals
22.5%
English additional lang.
15.1%
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.
53.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.7
Mean salary
£52,120
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.8%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.8%
Unauthorised absence
6.8%
2024/25 · 898 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 | £6.3m | £5.7m | £4.5m | 70.6% | +£625k | £473k | 7.5% | £5,985 |
| 2022/23 | £6.7m | £6.1m | £4.8m | 71.1% | +£611k | £518k | 7.7% | £6,500 |
| 2023/24 | £7.3m | £6.6m | £5.3m | 72.6% | +£652k | £496k | 6.8% | £6,962 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
58% of spend
Support staff
£792k
12% of spend
Premises
£358k
5% of spend
Other costs
£979k
15% 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 | —* | 44.5 | 58.7% | 41.9% | 58.1% | — | 179 |
* 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 | 55.3 | 19.1 | £42,584 | 13.2% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 55.0 | 19.2 | £44,281 | 16.0% | 0.0% | 8.2 |
| 2022/23 | 53.8 | 19.2 | £47,363 | 27.7% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2023/24 | 53.5 | 19.5 | £47,236 | 30.9% | 3.6% | 5.0 |
| 2024/25 | 53.3 | 18.7 | £52,120 | —% | 1.8% | — |
Overall absence
13.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.6pp | 17.2% | 5.0% | 1.0% | 779 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 16.7% | 4.7% | 1.3% | 851 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 16.5% | 4.7% | 1.1% | 871 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 14.6% | 4.4% | 1.5% | 862 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 13.8% | 4.2% | 1.4% | 864 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 16.2% | 4.3% | 1.9% | 854 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 13.3% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 888 |
| 2021/22 | 10.3% | 7.1% | +3.2pp | 32.8% | 7.8% | 2.5% | 893 |
| 2022/23 | 10.7% | 6.8% | +3.9pp | 33.1% | 7.3% | 3.4% | 888 |
| 2023/24 | 11.5% | 6.6% | +4.9pp | 32.3% | 7.3% | 4.2% | 904 |
| 2024/25 | 13.5% | 6.2% | +7.3pp | 31.3% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 898 |
21 May 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2017 | — | Requires improvement |