Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,779.52
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.1%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-0.1%
of income
In-year balance
+2.3%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Behaviour & attitudes.
Elevated: turnover 32.2%.
19 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
900
Capacity
1,200 (75%)
Free school meals
26.2%
English additional lang.
14.9%
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.
49.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.2
Mean salary
£46,735
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.9%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 782 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 | £6.8m | £6.4m | £4.9m | 72.3% | +£407k | £372k | 5.5% | £6,410 |
| 2022/23 | £7.1m | £6.7m | £5.0m | 70.5% | +£457k | £312k | 4.4% | £7,140 |
| 2023/24 | £7.4m | £7.3m | £5.5m | 74.1% | +£172k | -£7k | -0.1% | £7,780 |
Teaching staff
£4.6m
63% of spend
Support staff
£654k
9% of spend
Premises
£265k
4% of spend
Other costs
£1.5m
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 | —* | 37.6 | 45.3% | 22.3% | 16.8% | — | 179 |
* 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 | 68.0 | 15.4 | £42,408 | 14.8% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2021/22 | 64.1 | 16.5 | £41,838 | 26.8% | 0.0% | 9.1 |
| 2022/23 | 55.3 | 18.1 | £43,241 | 11.6% | 5.1% | 11.3 |
| 2023/24 | 66.0 | 14.5 | £44,006 | 32.2% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2024/25 | 49.4 | 18.2 | £46,735 | —% | 3.9% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 13.9% | 4.7% | 0.4% | 961 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 16.5% | 4.9% | 0.6% | 919 |
| 2015/16 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 19.4% | 5.9% | 1.1% | 899 |
| 2016/17 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 19.1% | 5.2% | 1.4% | 876 |
| 2017/18 | 7.8% | 4.8% | +3.0pp | 21.1% | 6.2% | 1.6% | 896 |
| 2018/19 | 7.2% | 4.6% | +2.6pp | 20.5% | 5.7% | 1.5% | 917 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 16.8% | 4.7% | 0.8% | 898 |
| 2021/22 | 9.8% | 7.1% | +2.7pp | 32.9% | 8.7% | 1.1% | 888 |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% | +2.5pp | 32.1% | 7.5% | 1.8% | 889 |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% | +3.1pp | 32.7% | 7.4% | 2.2% | 848 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 23.3% | 6.0% | 1.9% | 782 |
19 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 2018 | — | Good |