Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,216.41
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-2.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.9%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.4% of income.
Elevated: turnover 17.6%.
8 March 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,763
Capacity
2,205 (80%)
Free school meals
18.6%
English additional lang.
5.2%
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.
91.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.2
Mean salary
£43,659
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.6%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25 · 1,521 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 | £10.0m | £9.7m | £7.5m | 74.5% | +£327k | £741k | 7.4% | £6,105 |
| 2022/23 | £10.7m | £10.4m | £7.7m | 72.5% | +£238k | £836k | 7.8% | £6,263 |
| 2023/24 | £12.1m | £12.4m | £8.9m | 73.5% | -£286k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,216 |
Teaching staff
£6.5m
52% of spend
Support staff
£1.4m
11% of spend
Premises
£659k
5% of spend
Other costs
£2.8m
23% 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 | —* | 45.4 | 63.1% | 43.8% | 24.5% | — | 233 |
* 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 | 94.9 | 17.3 | £43,432 | 8.1% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2021/22 | 89.7 | 18.4 | £42,327 | 15.6% | 0.0% | 12.0 |
| 2022/23 | 81.0 | 21.0 | £42,200 | 14.3% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2023/24 | 86.0 | 19.6 | £44,460 | 17.6% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2024/25 | 91.9 | 19.2 | £43,659 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 10.5% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 1,501 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 10.4% | 4.0% | 0.5% | 1,548 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 13.3% | 4.4% | 0.5% | 1,559 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 12.7% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 1,568 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 14.1% | 4.3% | 1.4% | 1,521 |
| 2018/19 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 14.2% | 4.5% | 1.6% | 1,420 |
| 2020/21 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 10.0% | 3.3% | 1.1% | 1,327 |
| 2021/22 | 9.5% | 7.1% | +2.4pp | 28.6% | 7.4% | 2.1% | 1,303 |
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% | +3.0pp | 26.4% | 7.2% | 2.6% | 1,393 |
| 2023/24 | 11.5% | 6.6% | +5.0pp | 31.5% | 7.2% | 4.3% | 1,449 |
| 2024/25 | 11.9% | 6.2% | +5.7pp | 29.4% | 7.6% | 4.3% | 1,521 |
8 March 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 May 2018 | — | Requires improvement |