Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,755.47
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.7%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
13.8%
of income
In-year balance
+6.9%
of income
Elevated: turnover 16.6%, sickness 9.2 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
21 January 2015 · Exempt School Inspection
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,883
Capacity
1,900 (99%)
Free school meals
18.4%
English additional lang.
31.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
105.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.8
Mean salary
£52,936
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 1,536 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 | £10.8m | £10.3m | £8.6m | 79.9% | +£413k | £1.6m | 15.1% | £5,746 |
| 2022/23 | £11.9m | £11.5m | £9.2m | 77.4% | +£404k | £1.7m | 14.1% | £6,366 |
| 2023/24 | £12.7m | £11.8m | £9.5m | 74.7% | +£877k | £1.7m | 13.8% | £6,755 |
Teaching staff
£6.6m
56% of spend
Support staff
£1.7m
14% of spend
Premises
£673k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.6m
14% 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 | —* | 45.4 | 61.5% | 44.4% | 27.0% | — | 304 |
* 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 | 93.4 | 19.6 | £42,969 | 14.1% | 1.1% | 4.5 |
| 2021/22 | 97.8 | 19.2 | £41,608 | 7.9% | 0.0% | 8.6 |
| 2022/23 | 104.4 | 17.8 | £46,391 | 14.6% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2023/24 | 107.0 | 17.5 | £48,018 | 16.6% | 0.0% | 9.2 |
| 2024/25 | 105.5 | 17.8 | £52,936 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 14.2% | 4.9% | 0.5% | 1,213 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 18.3% | 5.5% | 0.6% | 1,214 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 16.2% | 5.5% | 0.5% | 1,271 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 13.0% | 4.5% | 0.7% | 1,341 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 16.2% | 5.2% | 0.8% | 1,410 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.6% | 4.4% | 1.0% | 1,465 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 10.7% | 3.7% | 0.6% | 1,530 |
| 2021/22 | 8.7% | 7.1% | +1.5pp | 26.1% | 7.3% | 1.4% | 1,527 |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 23.8% | 6.6% | 1.6% | 1,532 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 24.1% | 6.9% | 1.3% | 1,549 |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% | +2.1pp | 22.2% | 6.2% | 2.1% | 1,536 |
21 January 2015 · Exempt School Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2009 | URN 131185 | Outstanding |