Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,918.86
+£9662024/25
Staff costs % of income
72.6%
−4.3ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
46.7%
−10.4ppof income
In-year balance
-0.7%
+5.6ppof income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 6.4% of income.
Elevated: turnover 15.9%.
Elevated: turnover 17.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
18 November 2025 · S5 Inspection
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standardAchievement
Strong standardInclusion
Strong standardAttendance & behaviour
Strong standardPersonal development
ExceptionalLeadership
Strong standard2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
491
Capacity
600 (82%)
Free school meals
19.8%
English additional lang.
1.2%
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.
36.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.6
Mean salary
£50,013
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.4%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 248 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 | £3.0m | £2.8m | £2.0m | 67.2% | +£297k | £1.8m | 59.5% | £7,074 |
| 2022/23 | £3.4m | £3.2m | £2.3m | 66.0% | +£243k | £2.1m | 60.4% | £7,505 |
| 2023/24 | £3.2m | £3.5m | £2.5m | 76.9% | -£207k | £1.9m | 57.1% | £6,953 |
| 2024/25 | £3.9m | £3.9m | £2.8m | 72.6% | -£29k | £1.8m | 46.7% | £7,919 |
Teaching staff
£2.2m
55% of spend
Support staff
£324k
8% of spend
Premises
£223k
6% of spend
Other costs
£875k
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 | —* | 48.3 | 76.1% | 44.4% | 0.0% | — | 117 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 14.7 | £38,244 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.5 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 14.5 | £40,885 | 15.9% | 0.0% | 4.3 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 14.9 | £40,724 | 17.2% | 0.0% | 6.7 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 14.9 | £44,765 | 6.1% | 0.0% | 4.3 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 36.0 | 13.6 | £50,013 | —% | 0.0% | — | 5.2 | 7 |
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 10.6% | 3.8% | 1.1% | 85 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 13.1% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 198 |
| 2020/21 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 12.3% | 5.7% | 0.4% | 228 |
| 2021/22 | 5.3% | 7.1% | -1.9pp | 13.8% | 4.4% | 0.8% | 225 |
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% | -1.4pp | 13.2% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 242 |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% | +0.6pp | 21.4% | 6.0% | 1.1% | 248 |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% | +2.4pp | 21.8% | 6.4% | 2.2% | 248 |
18 November 2025 · S5 Inspection
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2021 | — | Outstanding |
| 26 Feb 2020 | — | Inadequate |