Flags
3
3 high
Per-pupil income
£3,276.11
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.1%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
6.0%
of income
In-year balance
+20.3%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.6%.
22 February 2023 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
806
Capacity
949 (85%)
Free school meals
33.6%
English additional lang.
13.6%
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.
50.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.0
Mean salary
£46,172
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
40.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.2%
Unauthorised absence
5.4%
2024/25 · 845 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 | £4.7m | £5.5m | £4.1m | 87.6% | -£782k | -£228k | -4.9% | £5,456 |
| 2022/23 | £5.8m | £5.9m | £4.2m | 71.8% | -£33k | -£266k | -4.5% | £6,578 |
| 2023/24 | £2.7m | £2.2m | £1.8m | 67.1% | +£554k | £165k | 6.0% | £3,276 |
Teaching staff
£1.5m
67% of spend
Support staff
£253k
12% of spend
Premises
£102k
5% of spend
Other costs
£242k
11% 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 | —* | 29.9 | 24.3% | 11.4% | 22.1% | — | 140 |
* 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 | 60.4 | 14.1 | £40,179 | 5.4% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2021/22 | 64.5 | 13.3 | £40,990 | 30.0% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2022/23 | 60.3 | 14.7 | £43,954 | 36.6% | 6.2% | 5.7 |
| 2023/24 | 54.2 | 15.4 | £45,374 | 31.0% | 3.6% | — |
| 2024/25 | 50.3 | 16.0 | £46,172 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
40.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.3% | 4.4% | +1.9pp | 17.0% | 4.0% | 2.4% | 793 |
| 2014/15 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 22.5% | 4.8% | 2.5% | 786 |
| 2015/16 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 20.2% | 4.5% | 2.7% | 791 |
| 2016/17 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 19.8% | 3.8% | 2.8% | 788 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.1pp | 19.4% | 4.2% | 2.6% | 783 |
| 2018/19 | 7.2% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 20.0% | 4.1% | 3.1% | 775 |
| 2020/21 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 22.6% | 3.4% | 3.0% | 762 |
| 2021/22 | 14.1% | 7.1% | +7.0pp | 48.0% | 8.2% | 5.9% | 793 |
| 2022/23 | 14.0% | 6.8% | +7.2pp | 43.3% | 7.3% | 6.7% | 850 |
| 2023/24 | 12.8% | 6.6% | +6.2pp | 42.2% | 6.5% | 6.3% | 798 |
| 2024/25 | 12.6% | 6.2% | +6.4pp | 40.5% | 7.2% | 5.4% | 845 |
22 February 2023 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec 2019 | URN 137630 | Good |