Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,628.8
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.3%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
9.1%
of income
In-year balance
+10.4%
of income
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.1%.
Elevated: turnover 15.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.
28 March 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,113
Capacity
1,104 (101%)
Free school meals
40.1%
English additional lang.
8.2%
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.
64.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.3
Mean salary
£56,905
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.5%
Unauthorised absence
6.3%
2024/25 · 1,144 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 | £7.6m | £7.1m | £5.2m | 68.8% | +£465k | £1.2m | 15.4% | £6,780 |
| 2022/23 | £8.1m | £7.4m | £5.5m | 67.5% | +£692k | £506k | 6.3% | £7,279 |
| 2023/24 | £8.5m | £7.6m | £5.9m | 69.3% | +£890k | £777k | 9.1% | £7,629 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
59% of spend
Support staff
£1.1m
14% of spend
Premises
£359k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.4m
18% 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 | —* | 42.5 | 55.8% | 28.6% | 18.1% | — | 199 |
* 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 | 62.3 | 17.9 | £44,599 | 11.6% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2021/22 | 64.7 | 17.2 | £45,003 | 23.8% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2022/23 | 63.0 | 17.6 | £46,654 | 10.7% | 3.1% | 3.2 |
| 2023/24 | 63.5 | 17.6 | £51,957 | 15.5% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2024/25 | 64.2 | 17.3 | £56,905 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.4% | 4.4% | +3.0pp | 21.9% | 5.0% | 2.3% | 1,185 |
| 2014/15 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 21.6% | 4.9% | 2.6% | 1,169 |
| 2015/16 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 19.1% | 4.4% | 1.9% | 1,139 |
| 2016/17 | 7.6% | 4.6% | +3.0pp | 21.4% | 2.8% | 4.8% | 1,077 |
| 2017/18 | 8.3% | 4.8% | +3.5pp | 24.8% | 3.1% | 5.1% | 1,115 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 14.0% | 2.2% | 3.5% | 1,124 |
| 2020/21 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 21.4% | 2.1% | 5.4% | 1,151 |
| 2021/22 | 10.5% | 7.1% | +3.3pp | 31.7% | 3.8% | 6.7% | 1,155 |
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% | +2.8pp | 29.5% | 3.2% | 6.5% | 1,140 |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% | +2.9pp | 28.1% | 3.5% | 5.9% | 1,158 |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% | +3.6pp | 27.4% | 3.5% | 6.3% | 1,144 |
28 March 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 2019 | — | Requires improvement |