Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,761.03
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.7%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.9%
of income
In-year balance
-1.1%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.1% of income.
19 April 2016 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,301
Capacity
1,033 (126%)
Free school meals
11.8%
English additional lang.
18.1%
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.
75.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.2
Mean salary
£48,224
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 1,023 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 | £6.9m | £6.6m | £5.0m | 72.2% | +£365k | £1.5m | 21.6% | £6,037 |
| 2022/23 | £8.0m | £7.0m | £5.9m | 73.7% | +£921k | £184k | 2.3% | £6,760 |
| 2023/24 | £8.4m | £8.5m | £6.4m | 75.7% | -£93k | £73k | 0.9% | £6,761 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
57% of spend
Support staff
£795k
9% of spend
Premises
£502k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.6m
19% 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 | —* | 52.5 | 73.6% | 47.6% | 61.3% | — | 212 |
* 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 | 63.2 | 17.9 | £40,143 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 1.1 |
| 2021/22 | 67.4 | 17.0 | £39,036 | 11.3% | 2.9% | 4.3 |
| 2022/23 | 71.8 | 16.4 | £41,032 | 15.3% | 1.4% | 4.2 |
| 2023/24 | 77.5 | 16.1 | £45,255 | 12.3% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2024/25 | 75.7 | 17.2 | £48,224 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 12.3% | 4.5% | 0.5% | 770 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.7% | 4.4% | 0.5% | 761 |
| 2015/16 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 7.0% | 3.5% | 0.4% | 770 |
| 2016/17 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 7.6% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 774 |
| 2017/18 | 4.4% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 9.1% | 4.0% | 0.4% | 803 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 9.3% | 3.7% | 0.6% | 854 |
| 2020/21 | 3.2% | 4.5% | -1.3pp | 6.8% | 2.8% | 0.4% | 943 |
| 2021/22 | 6.8% | 7.1% | -0.4pp | 17.7% | 5.9% | 0.9% | 973 |
| 2022/23 | 7.0% | 6.8% | +0.2pp | 20.1% | 5.5% | 1.5% | 977 |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% | +0.1pp | 18.3% | 5.1% | 1.5% | 997 |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% | +0.7pp | 16.6% | 5.5% | 1.4% | 1,023 |
19 April 2016 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Sept 2011 | URN 126102 | Good |