Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
—
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.2%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
22.5%
of income
In-year balance
+8.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.0%.
10 October 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
263
Capacity
196 (134%)
Free school meals
40.7%
English additional lang.
10.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
34.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
7.6
Mean salary
£57,094
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.8%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.5%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 212 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 | £3.6m | £3.5m | £2.4m | 67.2% | +£101k | £492k | 13.8% | £20,166 |
| 2022/23 | £4.4m | £4.4m | £3.0m | 67.8% | +£624 | £492k | 11.1% | £22,085 |
| 2023/24 | £3.4m | £3.1m | £2.2m | 65.2% | +£279k | £772k | 22.5% | — |
Teaching staff
£1.3m
41% of spend
Support staff
£735k
23% of spend
Premises
£103k
3% of spend
Other costs
£812k
26% 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 | —* | 6.9 | 7.1% | 7.1% | 0.0% | — | 28 |
* 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 | 18.2 | 8.5 | £41,204 | 10.9% | 5.2% | 5.5 |
| 2021/22 | 25.3 | 7.0 | £43,875 | 15.3% | 0.0% | 8.8 |
| 2022/23 | 28.0 | 7.2 | £45,996 | 10.9% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2023/24 | 33.9 | 7.0 | £47,554 | 4.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 34.8 | 7.6 | £57,094 | —% | 2.8% | — |
Overall absence
11.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.3% | 4.4% | +3.0pp | 23.9% | 5.3% | 2.1% | 92 |
| 2014/15 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 18.5% | 4.9% | 2.3% | 92 |
| 2015/16 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 26.3% | 5.1% | 1.7% | 76 |
| 2016/17 | 9.8% | 4.6% | +5.2pp | 33.6% | 8.1% | 1.6% | 104 |
| 2017/18 | 10.5% | 4.8% | +5.8pp | 31.5% | 7.4% | 3.1% | 111 |
| 2018/19 | 7.4% | 4.6% | +2.8pp | 25.2% | 5.4% | 1.9% | 111 |
| 2020/21 | 21.6% | 4.5% | +17.1pp | 76.6% | 20.3% | 1.3% | 124 |
| 2021/22 | 11.9% | 7.1% | +4.7pp | 36.2% | 8.8% | 3.1% | 138 |
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% | +3.5pp | 31.9% | 6.7% | 3.7% | 160 |
| 2023/24 | 11.3% | 6.6% | +4.7pp | 32.1% | 6.2% | 5.1% | 193 |
| 2024/25 | 11.0% | 6.2% | +4.8pp | 24.1% | 7.5% | 3.5% | 212 |
10 October 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Dec 2010 | URN 125480 | Good |