Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,621.18
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
6.5%
of income
In-year balance
+4.7%
of income
Elevated: turnover 19.7%.
17 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,572
Capacity
1,410 (111%)
Free school meals
20.7%
English additional lang.
13.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–18
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.
85.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.5
Mean salary
£52,140
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 1,331 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 | £7.6m | £7.0m | £5.4m | 71.8% | +£588k | £672k | 8.9% | £5,764 |
| 2022/23 | £8.7m | £8.0m | £6.0m | 68.6% | +£667k | £836k | 9.6% | £6,304 |
| 2023/24 | £9.8m | £9.3m | £7.0m | 72.0% | +£461k | £638k | 6.5% | £6,621 |
Teaching staff
£5.2m
56% of spend
Support staff
£800k
9% of spend
Premises
£433k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.8m
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 | —* | 41.3 | 57.4% | 29.2% | 29.2% | — | 202 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 73.0% | 77.0% | 77.0% | 67.0% | — |
| 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 | 75.9 | 16.3 | £41,849 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 1.2 |
| 2021/22 | 79.5 | 16.5 | £41,752 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2022/23 | 84.3 | 16.4 | £44,260 | 19.7% | 2.3% | 3.9 |
| 2023/24 | 82.4 | 17.9 | £45,603 | 19.7% | 2.4% | 4.1 |
| 2024/25 | 85.1 | 18.5 | £52,140 | —% | 1.2% | — |
Overall absence
6.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.4pp | 16.5% | 3.3% | 2.5% | 830 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 15.0% | 3.1% | 2.2% | 834 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 9.8% | 2.5% | 1.8% | 837 |
| 2016/17 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 10.7% | 2.6% | 1.7% | 890 |
| 2017/18 | 3.8% | 4.8% | -1.0pp | 8.3% | 2.5% | 1.3% | 914 |
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 8.6% | 3.0% | 1.0% | 938 |
| 2020/21 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 7.4% | 2.4% | 1.0% | 1,044 |
| 2021/22 | 8.2% | 7.1% | +1.0pp | 25.1% | 6.3% | 1.9% | 1,108 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 23.9% | 5.4% | 2.3% | 1,180 |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% | +0.2pp | 18.9% | 4.7% | 2.1% | 1,247 |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% | +0.1pp | 16.8% | 4.6% | 1.7% | 1,331 |
17 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2013 | — | Good |