Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,553.48
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.1%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
10.4%
of income
In-year balance
+8.0%
of income
Elevated: turnover 15.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.
14 June 2016 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,212
Capacity
1,204 (101%)
Free school meals
30.7%
English additional lang.
12.6%
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.
71.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.8
Mean salary
£49,210
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25 · 1,046 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 | £8.0m | £7.5m | £6.0m | 74.2% | +£587k | £868k | 10.8% | £6,676 |
| 2022/23 | £9.0m | £8.0m | £6.3m | 69.5% | +£1.1m | £945k | 10.5% | £7,488 |
| 2023/24 | £9.3m | £8.6m | £6.7m | 72.1% | +£745k | £968k | 10.4% | £7,553 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
60% of spend
Support staff
£1.0m
12% of spend
Premises
£445k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.4m
16% 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 | —* | 41.3 | 55.8% | 25.8% | 31.8% | — | 217 |
* 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 | 69.9 | 17.2 | £41,922 | 9.7% | 0.0% | 1.1 |
| 2021/22 | 71.6 | 16.8 | £43,566 | 15.8% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2022/23 | 61.3 | 19.6 | £47,276 | 6.5% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2023/24 | 66.9 | 18.4 | £48,927 | 15.6% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2024/25 | 71.9 | 16.8 | £49,210 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 13.1% | 3.2% | 2.0% | 946 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.1% | 3.5% | 2.1% | 949 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.4% | 3.5% | 1.6% | 958 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 13.8% | 3.5% | 1.8% | 973 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 13.5% | 3.5% | 1.9% | 971 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 12.7% | 3.3% | 1.5% | 978 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 14.4% | 3.4% | 1.8% | 1,017 |
| 2021/22 | 7.1% | 7.1% | -0.0pp | 20.7% | 4.7% | 2.4% | 1,052 |
| 2022/23 | 8.0% | 6.8% | +1.2pp | 22.2% | 5.0% | 3.0% | 1,050 |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% | +1.9pp | 24.7% | 5.1% | 3.3% | 1,054 |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% | +3.2pp | 26.5% | 5.6% | 3.8% | 1,046 |
14 June 2016 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan 2012 | — | Good |