Flags
8
5 high
Per-pupil income
£10,167.12
+£1,2722024/25
Staff costs % of income
70.8%
+0.4ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
14.6%
+3.2ppof income
In-year balance
+7.7%
+2.8ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 16.8%.
Elevated: turnover 35.1%, vacancy rate 4.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 16.5%.
Elevated: turnover 37.3%.
Elevated: sickness 8.3 days.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.
18 October 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,062
Capacity
1,400 (76%)
Free school meals
50.4%
English additional lang.
29.7%
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.
76.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.8
Mean salary
£48,933
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
36.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.6%
Unauthorised absence
6.1%
2024/25 · 1,016 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 | £8.3m | £7.8m | £5.8m | 69.1% | +£525k | £876k | 10.5% | £7,652 |
| 2022/23 | £9.2m | £9.0m | £6.5m | 70.4% | +£146k | £1.0m | 11.1% | £7,962 |
| 2023/24 | £10.3m | £9.8m | £7.3m | 70.4% | +£499k | £1.2m | 11.4% | £8,896 |
| 2024/25 | £11.3m | £10.4m | £8.0m | 70.8% | +£866k | £1.7m | 14.6% | £10,167 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
49% of spend
Support staff
£1.3m
12% of spend
Premises
£628k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.8m
17% 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 | —* | 33.6 | 41.5% | 21.0% | 7.5% | — | 200 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 16.8 | £41,447 | 37.3% | 0.0% | 0.0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 21.0 | £42,620 | 32.0% | 0.0% | 4.1 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 19.3 | £43,442 | 35.1% | 4.8% | 4.3 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 15.5 | £49,502 | 12.3% | 0.0% | 8.3 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 76.7 | 13.8 | £48,933 | —% | 2.5% | — | 23.3 | 27 |
Overall absence
13.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
36.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.5% | 4.4% | +3.2pp | 25.3% | 4.9% | 2.6% | 758 |
| 2014/15 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 23.6% | 5.0% | 2.3% | 733 |
| 2015/16 | 7.1% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 22.4% | 5.2% | 1.9% | 689 |
| 2016/17 | 8.0% | 4.6% | +3.4pp | 22.8% | 5.2% | 2.8% | 715 |
| 2017/18 | 8.2% | 4.8% | +3.4pp | 23.2% | 4.8% | 3.4% | 809 |
| 2018/19 | 10.0% | 4.6% | +5.4pp | 29.8% | 5.8% | 4.2% | 896 |
| 2020/21 | 7.7% | 4.5% | +3.2pp | 21.4% | 4.1% | 3.6% | 984 |
| 2021/22 | 12.8% | 7.1% | +5.7pp | 41.3% | 6.9% | 5.9% | 1,036 |
| 2022/23 | 16.5% | 6.8% | +9.7pp | 45.6% | 6.4% | 10.1% | 1,078 |
| 2023/24 | 16.8% | 6.6% | +10.2pp | 45.2% | 8.1% | 8.7% | 1,074 |
| 2024/25 | 13.7% | 6.2% | +7.5pp | 36.6% | 7.6% | 6.1% | 1,016 |
18 October 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 2019 | URN 135675 | Inadequate |