Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,859.34
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
7.0%
of income
In-year balance
+10.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.6%.
Elevated: turnover 23.7%.
9 November 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
928
Capacity
1,075 (86%)
Free school meals
32.0%
English additional lang.
7.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
58.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.8
Mean salary
£48,245
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.9%
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25 · 979 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 | £6.5m | £5.7m | £4.5m | 68.9% | +£788k | £567k | 8.8% | £6,775 |
| 2022/23 | £6.9m | £6.1m | £4.6m | 67.3% | +£772k | £565k | 8.2% | £7,224 |
| 2023/24 | £7.7m | £6.9m | £5.2m | 68.0% | +£791k | £534k | 7.0% | £7,859 |
Teaching staff
£3.5m
51% of spend
Support staff
£988k
14% of spend
Premises
£418k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.2m
18% 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 | —* | 42.7 | 60.9% | 42.7% | 66.7% | — | 192 |
* 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 | 51.2 | 17.1 | £38,938 | 9.0% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2021/22 | 54.6 | 17.5 | £38,795 | 21.3% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2022/23 | 57.4 | 16.6 | £38,137 | 23.7% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2023/24 | 59.2 | 16.5 | £41,612 | 10.1% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2024/25 | 58.8 | 15.8 | £48,245 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.5% | 4.4% | +2.1pp | 21.2% | 5.0% | 1.4% | 605 |
| 2014/15 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 21.4% | 5.2% | 1.7% | 542 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.0% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 516 |
| 2016/17 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 18.6% | 4.1% | 2.2% | 516 |
| 2017/18 | 6.7% | 4.8% | +2.0pp | 19.9% | 5.1% | 1.6% | 558 |
| 2018/19 | 7.6% | 4.6% | +3.0pp | 17.6% | 4.5% | 3.0% | 698 |
| 2020/21 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 18.0% | 4.9% | 1.9% | 907 |
| 2021/22 | 11.6% | 7.1% | +4.5pp | 36.1% | 7.8% | 3.8% | 995 |
| 2022/23 | 11.9% | 6.8% | +5.1pp | 33.8% | 7.0% | 4.8% | 995 |
| 2023/24 | 11.8% | 6.6% | +5.2pp | 35.0% | 6.5% | 5.3% | 1,020 |
| 2024/25 | 11.6% | 6.2% | +5.4pp | 28.2% | 6.9% | 4.7% | 979 |
9 November 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2014 | — | Requires improvement |