Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,030.45
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.2%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
12.9%
of income
In-year balance
+3.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 28.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
9 November 2021 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,222
Capacity
1,120 (109%)
Free school meals
16.2%
English additional lang.
14.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
64.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.9
Mean salary
£47,494
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.
22.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 1,268 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 | £6.5m | £6.3m | £4.9m | 74.6% | +£236k | £758k | 11.6% | £5,568 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £6.8m | £5.0m | 66.8% | +£696k | £1.1m | 15.0% | £6,322 |
| 2023/24 | £8.5m | £8.2m | £6.2m | 72.2% | +£325k | £1.1m | 12.9% | £7,030 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
55% of spend
Support staff
£921k
11% of spend
Premises
£481k
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 | —* | 47.3 | 69.2% | 49.6% | 80.8% | — | 250 |
* 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 | 65.5 | 17.2 | £39,135 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2021/22 | 68.5 | 17.1 | £40,462 | 27.1% | 1.4% | 3.7 |
| 2022/23 | 67.4 | 17.6 | £39,797 | 28.8% | 1.5% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 70.5 | 17.2 | £44,698 | 25.7% | 1.4% | 10.2 |
| 2024/25 | 64.8 | 18.9 | £47,494 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 13.1% | 4.1% | 1.2% | 1,118 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.9% | 3.7% | 1.2% | 1,109 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 13.0% | 4.5% | 1.2% | 1,102 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 12.0% | 4.1% | 0.9% | 1,141 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 10.6% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 1,157 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 9.4% | 3.5% | 0.9% | 1,141 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.3% | 4.1% | 0.9% | 1,158 |
| 2021/22 | 8.5% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 22.7% | 7.1% | 1.4% | 1,209 |
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% | +1.7pp | 23.5% | 6.3% | 2.2% | 1,244 |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% | +2.4pp | 24.6% | 6.3% | 2.7% | 1,270 |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% | +2.6pp | 22.0% | 6.8% | 2.0% | 1,268 |
9 November 2021 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 2018 | — | Requires improvement |