Flags
4
0 high
Per-pupil income
£4,485.06
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
80.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-14.5%
of income
In-year balance
+4.4%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.6%.
Elevated: turnover 26.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement25 February 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,228
Capacity
1,333 (92%)
Free school meals
12.4%
English additional lang.
16.0%
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.
73.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.8
Mean salary
£48,647
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 1,048 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 | £7.7m | £7.0m | £5.8m | 75.8% | +£660k | £548k | 7.1% | £5,984 |
| 2022/23 | £8.2m | £7.8m | £6.3m | 76.3% | +£429k | £378k | 4.6% | £6,357 |
| 2023/24 | £5.7m | £5.5m | £4.6m | 80.6% | +£253k | -£828k | -14.5% | £4,485 |
Teaching staff
£3.6m
66% of spend
Support staff
£455k
8% of spend
Premises
£129k
2% of spend
Other costs
£727k
13% 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 | —* | 41.7 | 60.0% | 39.5% | 18.6% | — | 220 |
* 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 | 80.5 | 16.1 | £42,332 | 11.5% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 76.5 | 16.8 | £43,178 | 17.6% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 72.8 | 17.8 | £42,506 | 12.1% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2023/24 | 78.1 | 16.3 | £42,726 | 26.6% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2024/25 | 73.1 | 16.8 | £48,647 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 12.2% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 1,099 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.6% | 4.3% | 0.7% | 1,104 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 13.1% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 1,103 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 12.5% | 4.3% | 0.9% | 1,107 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 12.2% | 4.4% | 0.9% | 1,103 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 12.4% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 1,108 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.0% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 1,112 |
| 2021/22 | 9.7% | 7.1% | +2.5pp | 28.3% | 7.9% | 1.7% | 1,093 |
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% | +2.3pp | 23.0% | 6.9% | 2.2% | 1,105 |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% | +1.9pp | 22.4% | 6.4% | 2.0% | 1,078 |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% | +2.6pp | 23.0% | 6.2% | 2.6% | 1,048 |
25 February 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 2022 | — | Requires improvement |