Per-pupil income
£7,361.58
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.2%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
7.2%
of income
In-year balance
+1.7%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding12 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,101
Capacity
1,010 (109%)
Free school meals
5.4%
English additional lang.
12.6%
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.
67.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£50,158
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25 · 901 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 | £6.4m | £6.1m | £4.8m | 74.5% | +£316k | £715k | 11.2% | £5,909 |
| 2022/23 | £7.3m | £6.8m | £4.9m | 66.5% | +£514k | £840k | 11.5% | £6,828 |
| 2023/24 | £7.8m | £7.7m | £5.8m | 74.2% | +£134k | £565k | 7.2% | £7,362 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
58% of spend
Support staff
£925k
12% of spend
Premises
£344k
4% of spend
Other costs
£1.5m
20% 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 | —* | 53.4 | 76.4% | 58.6% | 37.4% | — | 174 |
* 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 | 58.5 | 18.1 | £40,388 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 1.8 |
| 2021/22 | 60.9 | 17.8 | £43,061 | 23.1% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2022/23 | 60.3 | 17.8 | £42,321 | 10.6% | 1.6% | 4.4 |
| 2023/24 | 65.8 | 16.1 | £44,262 | 13.4% | 1.5% | 5.7 |
| 2024/25 | 67.6 | 16.3 | £50,158 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.4% | 4.4% | -1.0pp | 5.0% | 3.2% | 0.1% | 788 |
| 2014/15 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 3.9% | 3.3% | 0.1% | 786 |
| 2015/16 | 3.2% | 4.5% | -1.3pp | 4.5% | 3.0% | 0.2% | 803 |
| 2016/17 | 3.2% | 4.6% | -1.3pp | 4.9% | 2.9% | 0.3% | 814 |
| 2017/18 | 3.3% | 4.8% | -1.5pp | 4.6% | 3.1% | 0.2% | 822 |
| 2018/19 | 3.0% | 4.6% | -1.7pp | 3.5% | 2.7% | 0.2% | 833 |
| 2020/21 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 7.6% | 3.7% | 0.3% | 857 |
| 2021/22 | 7.1% | 7.1% | -0.1pp | 20.7% | 6.3% | 0.7% | 870 |
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% | -0.7pp | 15.7% | 5.2% | 0.8% | 879 |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% | -0.4pp | 15.5% | 5.2% | 1.0% | 878 |
| 2024/25 | 6.0% | 6.2% | -0.2pp | 14.1% | 4.9% | 1.1% | 901 |
12 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 2015 | — | Outstanding |