Flags
3
3 high
Per-pupil income
£10,389.87
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
53.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
42.8%
of income
In-year balance
+25.0%
of income
Elevated: turnover 32.7%, sickness 9.0 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.3%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good4 February 2025 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
286
Capacity
600 (48%)
Free school meals
20.5%
English additional lang.
33.6%
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.
16.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£46,222
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
39.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.4%
Unauthorised absence
7.0%
2024/25 · 150 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 | £3.5m | £3.1m | £2.1m | 60.1% | +£429k | £922k | 26.4% | £7,411 |
| 2022/23 | £3.6m | £3.1m | £2.3m | 63.3% | +£513k | £898k | 24.8% | £7,411 |
| 2023/24 | £4.1m | £3.1m | £2.2m | 53.5% | +£1.0m | £1.8m | 42.8% | £10,390 |
Teaching staff
£1.6m
51% of spend
Support staff
£195k
6% of spend
Premises
£188k
6% of spend
Other costs
£696k
23% 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 | —* | 42.0 | 57.0% | 38.0% | 0.0% | — | 79 |
* 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 | 31.7 | 15.7 | £37,778 | 19.6% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2021/22 | 31.9 | 14.8 | £38,927 | 23.5% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2022/23 | 31.6 | 15.5 | £41,281 | 32.7% | 0.0% | 9.0 |
| 2023/24 | 25.7 | 15.4 | £42,601 | 53.3% | 0.0% | 11.0 |
| 2024/25 | 16.0 | 17.9 | £46,222 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
13.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
39.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.0%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.8% | 4.4% | -0.6pp | 14.1% | 3.1% | 0.6% | 64 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 8.8% | 3.9% | 0.4% | 113 |
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 6.5% | 3.6% | 0.3% | 108 |
| 2016/17 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 9.5% | 3.8% | 0.3% | 137 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 13.5% | 4.0% | 1.3% | 178 |
| 2018/19 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 14.0% | 4.1% | 2.2% | 222 |
| 2020/21 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 17.1% | 4.9% | 1.9% | 246 |
| 2021/22 | 12.2% | 7.1% | +5.1pp | 43.7% | 7.2% | 5.0% | 247 |
| 2022/23 | 14.1% | 6.8% | +7.3pp | 52.1% | 8.9% | 5.2% | 242 |
| 2023/24 | 12.9% | 6.6% | +6.4pp | 42.4% | 7.9% | 5.1% | 203 |
| 2024/25 | 13.3% | 6.2% | +7.1pp | 39.3% | 6.4% | 7.0% | 150 |
4 February 2025 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb 2023 | — | Inadequate |