Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,141.24
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
5.6%
of income
In-year balance
+3.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
12 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,198
Capacity
1,430 (84%)
Free school meals
16.9%
English additional lang.
14.5%
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.
70.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£49,357
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 1,030 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 | £7.8m | £7.3m | £5.6m | 71.1% | +£480k | £541k | 6.9% | £6,029 |
| 2022/23 | £8.5m | £7.7m | £6.0m | 70.6% | +£791k | £542k | 6.3% | £6,650 |
| 2023/24 | £8.8m | £8.5m | £6.4m | 72.8% | +£321k | £499k | 5.6% | £7,141 |
Teaching staff
£5.0m
59% of spend
Support staff
£928k
11% of spend
Premises
£500k
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 | —* | 47.9 | 65.2% | 49.0% | 44.6% | — | 204 |
* 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 | 71.0 | 16.6 | £40,625 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2021/22 | 71.3 | 18.2 | £43,822 | 6.3% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2022/23 | 81.2 | 15.8 | £43,879 | 15.6% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2023/24 | 75.0 | 16.5 | £45,059 | 12.3% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2024/25 | 70.4 | 17.0 | £49,357 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.7% | 4.4% | +2.3pp | 18.4% | 5.1% | 1.5% | 805 |
| 2014/15 | 8.1% | 4.5% | +3.6pp | 25.9% | 5.1% | 3.0% | 777 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 14.7% | 4.0% | 1.7% | 749 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 14.3% | 3.7% | 1.3% | 793 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 14.2% | 3.9% | 1.5% | 829 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 15.1% | 3.9% | 1.7% | 929 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 13.7% | 3.3% | 1.3% | 1,098 |
| 2021/22 | 9.6% | 7.1% | +2.5pp | 29.2% | 6.7% | 2.9% | 1,182 |
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% | +2.7pp | 28.3% | 6.2% | 3.3% | 1,157 |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% | +2.2pp | 23.6% | 5.5% | 3.3% | 1,112 |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% | +2.4pp | 22.4% | 5.1% | 3.5% | 1,030 |
12 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 2018 | — | Good |