Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£10,305.56
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-10.6%
of income
In-year balance
+8.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.9%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 5.1%.
5 December 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
290
Capacity
600 (48%)
Free school meals
29.1%
English additional lang.
14.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 14–19
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.
18.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.7
Mean salary
£42,646
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
5.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
14.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
42.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
11.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25 · 181 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 | £2.6m | £2.4m | £1.7m | 66.0% | +£193k | -£527k | -20.4% | £7,437 |
| 2022/23 | £2.8m | £2.7m | £2.0m | 71.4% | +£126k | -£431k | -15.5% | £8,090 |
| 2023/24 | £3.0m | £2.7m | £2.1m | 69.8% | +£237k | -£313k | -10.6% | £10,306 |
Teaching staff
£1.4m
53% of spend
Support staff
£213k
8% of spend
Premises
£160k
6% of spend
Other costs
£499k
18% 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 | 49.3% | 26.0% | 0.0% | — | 73 |
* 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 | 22.7 | 14.7 | £44,993 | 31.9% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 24.2 | 14.4 | £44,661 | 28.9% | 4.0% | 7.0 |
| 2022/23 | 29.4 | 11.7 | £41,016 | 37.8% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2023/24 | 25.3 | 11.4 | £42,150 | 34.8% | 3.8% | 8.5 |
| 2024/25 | 18.5 | 15.7 | £42,646 | —% | 5.1% | — |
Overall absence
14.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
42.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
11.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 18.9% | 3.9% | 2.3% | 95 |
| 2016/17 | 7.7% | 4.6% | +3.1pp | 25.7% | 5.1% | 2.5% | 183 |
| 2017/18 | 7.5% | 4.8% | +2.7pp | 24.1% | 7.0% | 0.5% | 207 |
| 2018/19 | 7.5% | 4.6% | +2.8pp | 23.6% | 6.5% | 1.0% | 237 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.1% | 4.3% | 1.2% | 206 |
| 2021/22 | 11.4% | 7.1% | +4.3pp | 41.6% | 8.8% | 2.7% | 209 |
| 2022/23 | 11.5% | 6.8% | +4.7pp | 36.4% | 8.2% | 3.3% | 225 |
| 2023/24 | 13.3% | 6.6% | +6.7pp | 40.5% | 10.5% | 2.8% | 195 |
| 2024/25 | 14.9% | 6.2% | +8.6pp | 42.5% | 11.3% | 3.6% | 181 |
5 December 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2018 | — | Good |