Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
£30,030.29
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
82.3%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.6%
of income
In-year balance
-0.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.4%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.3%.
Elevated: turnover 16.4%.
6 March 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 13 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
295
Capacity
309 (95%)
Free school meals
37.8%
English additional lang.
31.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 2–19
Your school compared against 30 similar other 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.
5.7
Mean salary
£47,930
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.9%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
45.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
10.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25 · 276 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 | £10.4m | £10.2m | £8.4m | 80.6% | +£265k | £904k | 8.7% | £35,833 |
| 2022/23 | £10.9m | £11.6m | £9.6m | 87.6% | -£645k | £259k | 2.4% | £37,581 |
| 2023/24 | £12.7m | £12.8m | £10.6m | 83.6% | -£141k | £118k | 0.9% | £39,323 |
| 2024/25 | £8.8m | £8.9m | £7.3m | 82.3% | -£65k | £53k | 0.6% | £30,030 |
Teaching staff
£2.4m
27% of spend
Support staff
£3.9m
44% of spend
Premises
£742k
8% of spend
Other costs
£884k
10% 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 | —* | 1.6 | 4.3% | 4.3% | 0.0% | — | 23 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 42.8 | 6.4 | £40,082 | 9.1% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2021/22 | 52.3 | 5.6 | £40,428 | 11.3% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2022/23 | 58.6 | 5.0 | £42,089 | 16.4% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2023/24 | 51.6 | 5.6 | £42,723 | 19.8% | 0.0% | 8.4 |
| 2024/25 | 52.1 | 5.7 | £47,930 | —% | 1.9% | — |
Overall absence
13.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
45.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
10.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.6% | 4.4% | +3.2pp | 23.7% | 6.1% | 1.5% | 177 |
| 2014/15 | 8.4% | 4.5% | +3.9pp | 22.9% | 7.3% | 1.1% | 188 |
| 2015/16 | 7.4% | 4.5% | +2.9pp | 26.6% | 6.6% | 0.8% | 192 |
| 2016/17 | 9.2% | 4.6% | +4.6pp | 30.8% | 7.1% | 2.1% | 224 |
| 2017/18 | 9.9% | 4.8% | +5.1pp | 33.2% | 8.5% | 1.4% | 223 |
| 2018/19 | 9.8% | 4.6% | +5.1pp | 31.1% | 8.3% | 1.5% | 248 |
| 2020/21 | 8.9% | 4.5% | +4.4pp | 30.1% | 8.2% | 0.8% | 269 |
| 2021/22 | 13.5% | 7.1% | +6.4pp | 46.3% | 11.7% | 1.8% | 270 |
| 2022/23 | 16.8% | 6.8% | +10.0pp | 50.4% | 14.2% | 2.6% | 260 |
| 2023/24 | 13.8% | 6.6% | +7.2pp | 42.7% | 11.4% | 2.4% | 267 |
| 2024/25 | 13.4% | 6.2% | +7.1pp | 45.6% | 10.3% | 3.1% | 276 |
6 March 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2010 | URN 110183 | Good |