Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,514.29
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.6%
of income
In-year balance
+5.2%
of income
Elevated: turnover 35.2%, vacancy rate 6.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.0%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement24 September 2024 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,011
Capacity
1,080 (94%)
Free school meals
48.9%
English additional lang.
18.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
66.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.3
Mean salary
£60,241
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
36.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.6%
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25 · 989 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 | £7.7m | £7.0m | £5.5m | 72.5% | +£605k | £28k | 0.4% | £7,224 |
| 2022/23 | £8.3m | £7.7m | £6.0m | 71.8% | +£573k | £155k | 1.9% | £8,014 |
| 2023/24 | £8.9m | £8.5m | £6.6m | 74.0% | +£463k | £52k | 0.6% | £8,514 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
55% of spend
Support staff
£927k
11% of spend
Premises
£466k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.4m
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 | —* | 32.5 | 36.2% | 16.2% | 17.3% | — | 185 |
* 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 | 68.0 | 15.2 | £42,537 | 11.2% | 1.4% | 8.4 |
| 2021/22 | 71.4 | 14.8 | £41,837 | 27.3% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2022/23 | 69.2 | 15.0 | £42,072 | 35.2% | 6.7% | 5.2 |
| 2023/24 | 59.8 | 17.6 | £46,732 | 20.1% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2024/25 | 66.0 | 15.3 | £60,241 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
36.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 8.3% | 4.4% | +3.9pp | 27.5% | 5.7% | 2.6% | 1,135 |
| 2014/15 | 8.9% | 4.5% | +4.4pp | 28.8% | 5.4% | 3.5% | 1,079 |
| 2015/16 | 8.1% | 4.5% | +3.6pp | 26.7% | 4.5% | 3.5% | 1,008 |
| 2016/17 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 21.9% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 925 |
| 2017/18 | 6.9% | 4.8% | +2.1pp | 20.4% | 3.6% | 3.2% | 921 |
| 2018/19 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 18.8% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 934 |
| 2020/21 | 7.4% | 4.5% | +2.9pp | 25.6% | 4.3% | 3.0% | 966 |
| 2021/22 | 12.9% | 7.1% | +5.8pp | 44.3% | 8.2% | 4.7% | 986 |
| 2022/23 | 13.1% | 6.8% | +6.3pp | 43.9% | 6.7% | 6.5% | 1,001 |
| 2023/24 | 13.0% | 6.6% | +6.5pp | 42.3% | 6.5% | 6.6% | 999 |
| 2024/25 | 11.0% | 6.2% | +4.8pp | 36.2% | 6.6% | 4.5% | 989 |
24 September 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 2019 | — | Good |