Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,163.04
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
3.8%
of income
In-year balance
+1.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.2%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes.
Elevated: turnover 22.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
25 April 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,944
Capacity
2,455 (79%)
Free school meals
13.5%
English additional lang.
2.9%
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.
119.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£49,847
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.6%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 1,710 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 | £15.5m | £14.8m | £10.6m | 68.7% | +£657k | £870k | 5.6% | £6,758 |
| 2022/23 | £16.8m | £16.0m | £11.4m | 68.2% | +£775k | £1.1m | 6.5% | £7,606 |
| 2023/24 | £17.3m | £17.1m | £12.0m | 69.5% | +£201k | £653k | 3.8% | £8,163 |
Teaching staff
£8.5m
50% of spend
Support staff
£1.7m
10% of spend
Premises
£949k
6% of spend
Other costs
£4.1m
24% 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 | —* | 48.7 | 72.1% | 49.3% | 56.0% | — | 359 |
* 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 | 140.4 | 16.5 | £41,981 | 10.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 135.2 | 16.9 | £41,577 | 15.9% | 1.5% | — |
| 2022/23 | 135.3 | 16.3 | £43,792 | 17.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 132.2 | 16.0 | £46,481 | 22.9% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2024/25 | 119.4 | 16.3 | £49,847 | —% | 2.5% | — |
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 10.8% | 4.3% | 0.7% | 1,505 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 12.2% | 4.6% | 0.6% | 1,498 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 14.1% | 5.1% | 0.7% | 1,437 |
| 2016/17 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 14.6% | 5.1% | 1.0% | 1,438 |
| 2017/18 | 6.1% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 14.1% | 5.0% | 1.0% | 1,733 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 14.4% | 4.5% | 1.3% | 1,795 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 10.6% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 1,864 |
| 2021/22 | 9.4% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 30.8% | 8.1% | 1.3% | 1,885 |
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% | +3.4pp | 31.9% | 7.8% | 2.4% | 1,857 |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% | +1.9pp | 25.5% | 6.2% | 2.3% | 1,826 |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% | +3.1pp | 27.8% | 6.6% | 2.7% | 1,710 |
25 April 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Feb 2013 | URN 126092 | Good |