Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,343.84
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
10.7%
of income
In-year balance
-1.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.8%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.8% of income.
20 September 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,410
Capacity
1,550 (91%)
Free school meals
21.2%
English additional lang.
5.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
76.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.4
Mean salary
£55,268
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
4.6%
2024/25 · 1,272 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 | £8.9m | £9.2m | £6.3m | 71.2% | -£339k | £1.7m | 19.1% | £6,408 |
| 2022/23 | £9.2m | £9.6m | £6.7m | 72.7% | -£417k | £1.3m | 14.0% | £6,688 |
| 2023/24 | £10.0m | £10.2m | £7.5m | 74.8% | -£176k | £1.1m | 10.7% | £7,344 |
Teaching staff
£5.8m
57% of spend
Support staff
£949k
9% of spend
Premises
£704k
7% of spend
Other costs
£2.0m
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 | —* | 44.3 | 70.1% | 44.4% | 52.1% | — | 234 |
* 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 | 79.9 | 17.6 | £42,893 | 4.1% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2021/22 | 83.1 | 16.7 | £43,729 | 15.9% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2022/23 | 83.4 | 16.5 | £47,504 | 18.8% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2023/24 | 85.7 | 15.9 | £52,148 | 12.1% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2024/25 | 76.6 | 18.4 | £55,268 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 15.6% | 4.5% | 0.9% | 1,058 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 18.7% | 4.8% | 1.2% | 1,136 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.3% | 3.8% | 1.1% | 1,184 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 13.1% | 4.5% | 1.0% | 1,215 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 14.3% | 3.6% | 1.8% | 1,185 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 13.7% | 3.6% | 1.7% | 1,201 |
| 2020/21 | 8.7% | 4.5% | +4.2pp | 25.1% | 5.2% | 3.5% | 1,270 |
| 2021/22 | 13.2% | 7.1% | +6.1pp | 42.7% | 6.7% | 6.6% | 1,284 |
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% | +4.1pp | 32.5% | 6.2% | 4.6% | 1,266 |
| 2023/24 | 11.6% | 6.6% | +5.1pp | 33.0% | 6.5% | 5.2% | 1,255 |
| 2024/25 | 10.8% | 6.2% | +4.6pp | 31.4% | 6.2% | 4.6% | 1,272 |
20 September 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Nov 2015 | — | Requires improvement |