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Per-pupil income
£6,637.35
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
5.1%
of income
In-year balance
-0.3%
of income
Elevated: turnover 18.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good10 June 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,250
Capacity
1,220 (102%)
Free school meals
11.9%
English additional lang.
16.4%
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.
67.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.5
Mean salary
£42,873
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.4%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25 · 1,044 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 | £7.9m | £7.3m | £5.5m | 69.8% | +£586k | £871k | 11.0% | £5,999 |
| 2022/23 | £8.3m | £7.7m | £5.8m | 69.8% | +£615k | £1.1m | 12.7% | £6,348 |
| 2023/24 | £8.5m | £8.6m | £6.4m | 75.6% | -£30k | £433k | 5.1% | £6,637 |
Teaching staff
£5.0m
59% of spend
Support staff
£615k
7% of spend
Premises
£489k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.6m
19% 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 | —* | 56.5 | 83.1% | 65.2% | 53.6% | — | 207 |
* 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 | 74.4 | 17.4 | £41,652 | 9.9% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2021/22 | 75.2 | 17.6 | £40,931 | 17.1% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2022/23 | 72.2 | 18.2 | £41,405 | 23.3% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2023/24 | 72.3 | 17.8 | £44,204 | 18.1% | 1.4% | 6.6 |
| 2024/25 | 67.5 | 18.5 | £42,873 | —% | 1.5% | — |
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.4pp | 15.1% | 4.5% | 1.3% | 892 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 12.9% | 4.2% | 1.0% | 893 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.6% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 892 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 12.5% | 4.1% | 1.2% | 904 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 13.2% | 4.2% | 1.8% | 948 |
| 2018/19 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 15.6% | 4.1% | 2.5% | 980 |
| 2020/21 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 13.9% | 3.9% | 2.1% | 1,032 |
| 2021/22 | 10.0% | 7.1% | +2.9pp | 31.9% | 6.5% | 3.5% | 1,064 |
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% | +1.9pp | 26.9% | 5.6% | 3.1% | 1,083 |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% | +2.6pp | 25.0% | 6.0% | 3.2% | 1,076 |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% | +3.0pp | 22.0% | 6.4% | 2.8% | 1,044 |
10 June 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2018 | — | Good |