Per-pupil income
£6,965.2
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
3.0%
of income
In-year balance
+1.3%
of income
No active flags for this school.
29 November 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,885
Capacity
1,548 (122%)
Free school meals
6.3%
English additional lang.
8.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–18
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.
116.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£45,715
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25 · 1,379 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 | £9.9m | £10.5m | £8.8m | 88.6% | -£581k | £335k | 3.4% | £5,629 |
| 2022/23 | £11.7m | £10.7m | £9.3m | 80.2% | +£984k | £415k | 3.6% | £6,376 |
| 2023/24 | £13.0m | £12.8m | £10.0m | 76.6% | +£167k | £390k | 3.0% | £6,965 |
Teaching staff
£7.7m
60% of spend
Support staff
£1.0m
8% of spend
Premises
£465k
4% of spend
Other costs
£2.4m
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 | —* | 61.9 | 90.6% | 74.6% | 46.5% | — | 213 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 90.0% | 69.0% | 90.0% | 69.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 69.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 50.0% | — |
| 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 | 102.7 | 15.9 | £41,021 | 4.5% | 0.0% | 1.2 |
| 2021/22 | 110.8 | 15.9 | £41,219 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2022/23 | 115.3 | 15.9 | £41,659 | 11.9% | 1.7% | 4.5 |
| 2023/24 | 119.1 | 15.7 | £43,724 | 14.1% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2024/25 | 116.5 | 16.2 | £45,715 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.4% | 4.4% | -1.0pp | 4.8% | 3.0% | 0.4% | 964 |
| 2014/15 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 6.7% | 3.4% | 0.3% | 1,000 |
| 2015/16 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 5.5% | 3.3% | 0.3% | 1,027 |
| 2016/17 | 3.6% | 4.6% | -1.0pp | 5.4% | 3.2% | 0.4% | 1,072 |
| 2017/18 | 3.9% | 4.8% | -0.8pp | 7.5% | 3.4% | 0.5% | 1,114 |
| 2018/19 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.8pp | 8.1% | 3.3% | 0.5% | 1,176 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 13.1% | 4.3% | 0.7% | 1,217 |
| 2021/22 | 6.6% | 7.1% | -0.5pp | 16.6% | 6.0% | 0.6% | 1,255 |
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% | -0.5pp | 16.6% | 5.3% | 1.0% | 1,314 |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% | +0.3pp | 16.6% | 5.9% | 1.0% | 1,349 |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 15.5% | 5.5% | 0.9% | 1,379 |
29 November 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 2014 | — | Good |