Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,499.28
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
12.2%
of income
In-year balance
+4.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
31 October 2018 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,381
Capacity
1,300 (106%)
Free school meals
12.6%
English additional lang.
5.5%
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.
86.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.0
Mean salary
£50,105
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 1,409 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 | £8.4m | £7.9m | £6.1m | 72.5% | +£485k | £956k | 11.4% | £6,040 |
| 2022/23 | £9.9m | £9.2m | £6.6m | 66.9% | +£665k | £1.2m | 12.5% | £7,044 |
| 2023/24 | £10.5m | £10.0m | £7.3m | 69.6% | +£440k | £1.3m | 12.2% | £7,499 |
Teaching staff
£5.7m
57% of spend
Support staff
£1.0m
10% of spend
Premises
£487k
5% of spend
Other costs
£2.3m
22% 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 | —* | 56.4 | 84.3% | 63.5% | 63.1% | — | 255 |
* 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 | 90.4 | 15.4 | £40,335 | 15.1% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2021/22 | 81.4 | 17.1 | £41,099 | 7.1% | 0.0% | 1.5 |
| 2022/23 | 83.8 | 16.7 | £42,231 | 17.7% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2023/24 | 86.0 | 16.2 | £47,024 | 12.1% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2024/25 | 86.2 | 16.0 | £50,105 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 10.7% | 4.0% | 0.6% | 1,267 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.9% | 4.1% | 0.7% | 1,274 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.1% | 4.1% | 0.7% | 1,328 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 10.0% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 1,341 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 10.5% | 4.0% | 0.6% | 1,380 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 10.0% | 3.7% | 0.7% | 1,401 |
| 2020/21 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 7.7% | 2.9% | 0.5% | 1,425 |
| 2021/22 | 7.3% | 7.1% | +0.2pp | 19.7% | 6.2% | 1.2% | 1,417 |
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% | +2.1pp | 22.2% | 6.7% | 2.2% | 1,420 |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% | +1.2pp | 19.7% | 5.8% | 2.0% | 1,417 |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% | +0.4pp | 16.7% | 4.8% | 1.9% | 1,409 |
31 October 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Nov 2014 | — | Good |