Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,034.97
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.1%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+2.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.9%.
3 February 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
940
Capacity
1,060 (89%)
Free school meals
20.5%
English additional lang.
10.4%
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.
52.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.1
Mean salary
£51,765
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.6%
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
8.5%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25 · 829 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 | £5.4m | £5.0m | £3.9m | 71.8% | +£472k | £566k | 10.4% | £6,589 |
| 2022/23 | £5.5m | £5.3m | £3.9m | 70.9% | +£261k | £615k | 11.1% | £6,387 |
| 2023/24 | £6.4m | £6.3m | £4.4m | 69.1% | +£146k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,035 |
Teaching staff
£3.5m
55% of spend
Support staff
£367k
6% of spend
Premises
£409k
7% of spend
Other costs
£1.4m
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 | —* | 39.4 | 54.9% | 34.7% | 23.6% | — | 144 |
* 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 | 49.9 | 16.9 | £42,605 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2021/22 | 52.3 | 15.8 | £41,984 | 17.1% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2022/23 | 48.8 | 17.8 | £42,319 | 8.2% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2023/24 | 50.6 | 18.1 | £47,206 | 14.6% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2024/25 | 52.1 | 18.1 | £51,765 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 15.0% | 3.3% | 1.8% | 758 |
| 2014/15 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 15.3% | 3.6% | 2.2% | 731 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 17.3% | 3.5% | 2.4% | 672 |
| 2016/17 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 17.1% | 3.6% | 2.5% | 683 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 17.3% | 3.5% | 2.5% | 652 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 16.7% | 3.7% | 2.0% | 682 |
| 2020/21 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 16.4% | 4.1% | 1.9% | 737 |
| 2021/22 | 10.4% | 7.1% | +3.3pp | 31.5% | 7.0% | 3.4% | 736 |
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% | +4.1pp | 27.8% | 7.3% | 3.6% | 783 |
| 2023/24 | 10.9% | 6.6% | +4.3pp | 29.8% | 6.9% | 4.0% | 816 |
| 2024/25 | 12.6% | 6.2% | +6.4pp | 31.4% | 8.5% | 4.1% | 829 |
3 February 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 2013 | URN 123255 | Requires improvement |