Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,518.6
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+6.7%
of income
Elevated: turnover 19.0%, vacancy rate 5.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
22 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,306
Capacity
1,050 (124%)
Free school meals
26.8%
English additional lang.
39.4%
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.
81.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.0
Mean salary
£47,305
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25 · 1,184 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 | £8.7m | £8.2m | £6.4m | 73.1% | +£551k | £353k | 4.1% | £6,578 |
| 2022/23 | £9.5m | £9.2m | £6.7m | 70.8% | +£267k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,064 |
| 2023/24 | £9.9m | £9.2m | £7.0m | 70.6% | +£659k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,519 |
Teaching staff
£5.0m
55% of spend
Support staff
£1.1m
12% of spend
Premises
£492k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.8m
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 | —* | 46.3 | 70.7% | 49.8% | 53.5% | — | 215 |
* 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 | 83.8 | 15.9 | £40,767 | 14.1% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2021/22 | 84.4 | 15.7 | £40,954 | 33.5% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2022/23 | 80.4 | 16.7 | £43,748 | 28.9% | 6.9% | 6.7 |
| 2023/24 | 80.2 | 16.4 | £43,765 | 19.0% | 5.9% | 6.0 |
| 2024/25 | 81.8 | 16.0 | £47,305 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 13.4% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 575 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.0% | 3.3% | 1.4% | 626 |
| 2015/16 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 8.5% | 2.9% | 1.3% | 726 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 10.2% | 2.9% | 1.9% | 842 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 14.0% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 943 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 14.4% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 1,044 |
| 2020/21 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 17.3% | 3.2% | 2.9% | 1,114 |
| 2021/22 | 9.5% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 31.0% | 4.8% | 4.7% | 1,129 |
| 2022/23 | 10.8% | 6.8% | +4.0pp | 35.1% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 1,154 |
| 2023/24 | 11.2% | 6.6% | +4.6pp | 31.8% | 5.3% | 5.8% | 1,187 |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% | +4.0pp | 28.0% | 6.1% | 4.1% | 1,184 |
22 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 2013 | — | Good |