Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,143.35
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
64.9%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+6.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.9%.
17 January 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
616
Capacity
750 (82%)
Free school meals
34.7%
English additional lang.
4.2%
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.
36.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£47,962
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
42.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.4%
Unauthorised absence
5.5%
2024/25 · 675 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 | £3.8m | £3.5m | £2.6m | 68.7% | +£361k | -£522k | -13.6% | £6,745 |
| 2022/23 | £4.2m | £3.8m | £2.7m | 64.6% | +£412k | -£414k | -9.8% | £7,411 |
| 2023/24 | £4.7m | £4.4m | £3.1m | 64.9% | +£299k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,143 |
Teaching staff
£2.2m
50% of spend
Support staff
£274k
6% of spend
Premises
£373k
8% of spend
Other costs
£983k
22% 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 | —* | 36.8 | 52.4% | 35.0% | 21.4% | — | 103 |
* 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 | — | — | — | —% | —% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 32.7 | 17.4 | £41,663 | 22.0% | 0.0% | 10.8 |
| 2022/23 | 30.7 | 18.5 | £43,551 | 19.7% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2023/24 | 31.7 | 18.3 | £43,016 | 8.3% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2024/25 | 36.2 | 17.0 | £47,962 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
42.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.4% | 4.4% | +2.1pp | 15.3% | 4.9% | 1.6% | 721 |
| 2014/15 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 17.1% | 5.1% | 1.4% | 685 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 11.7% | 5.0% | 0.8% | 673 |
| 2016/17 | 10.7% | 4.6% | +6.1pp | 31.1% | 8.4% | 2.3% | 45 |
| 2017/18 | 16.3% | 4.8% | +11.5pp | 48.0% | 5.3% | 11.0% | 25 |
| 2018/19 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 21.2% | 3.7% | 3.4% | 609 |
| 2020/21 | 8.0% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 26.9% | 4.2% | 3.8% | 595 |
| 2021/22 | 14.2% | 7.1% | +7.0pp | 50.3% | 5.3% | 8.9% | 612 |
| 2022/23 | 13.2% | 6.8% | +6.4pp | 45.8% | 1.9% | 11.3% | 636 |
| 2023/24 | 13.1% | 6.6% | +6.5pp | 43.9% | 2.4% | 10.6% | 627 |
| 2024/25 | 12.9% | 6.2% | +6.7pp | 42.5% | 7.4% | 5.5% | 675 |
17 January 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2018 | URN 138624 | Inadequate |