Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,705.4
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
15.5%
of income
In-year balance
+6.3%
of income
Elevated: sickness 8.4 days.
10 June 2015 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,590
Capacity
1,564 (102%)
Free school meals
18.2%
English additional lang.
23.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
81.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.5
Mean salary
£51,330
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 1,260 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 | £9.3m | £9.2m | £7.8m | 83.6% | +£108k | £1.8m | 19.4% | £5,852 |
| 2022/23 | £10.2m | £10.2m | £8.0m | 78.9% | +£12k | £1.6m | 16.1% | £6,422 |
| 2023/24 | £10.7m | £10.0m | £8.2m | 76.6% | +£672k | £1.7m | 15.5% | £6,705 |
Teaching staff
£5.9m
59% of spend
Support staff
£1.5m
15% of spend
Premises
£542k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.3m
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 | —* | 45.4 | 63.4% | 41.9% | 50.4% | — | 246 |
* 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 | 91.0 | 17.3 | £39,797 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2021/22 | 93.2 | 17.1 | £41,754 | 7.5% | 0.0% | 8.4 |
| 2022/23 | 96.2 | 16.5 | £46,729 | 16.8% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2023/24 | 98.9 | 16.1 | £47,918 | 26.2% | 2.9% | 4.7 |
| 2024/25 | 81.6 | 19.5 | £51,330 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 13.0% | 3.8% | 1.3% | 1,229 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.3% | 3.8% | 1.0% | 1,220 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 9.9% | 3.5% | 1.0% | 1,217 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 11.0% | 3.6% | 1.1% | 1,221 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 12.1% | 3.9% | 1.4% | 1,226 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.1% | 3.5% | 1.3% | 1,225 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.1% | 3.5% | 1.2% | 1,252 |
| 2021/22 | 8.6% | 7.1% | +1.5pp | 27.6% | 5.9% | 2.7% | 1,252 |
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% | +0.3pp | 19.5% | 4.4% | 2.8% | 1,256 |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% | +0.7pp | 19.2% | 4.3% | 3.0% | 1,266 |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% | +1.2pp | 19.1% | 4.8% | 2.6% | 1,260 |
10 June 2015 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov 2009 | URN 134631 | Good |