Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,170.95
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
19.2%
of income
In-year balance
+8.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.
16 May 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
3,037
Capacity
3,000 (101%)
Free school meals
24.1%
English additional lang.
22.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
177.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.1
Mean salary
£38,871
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25 · 2,457 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 | £17.5m | £15.7m | £12.0m | 68.6% | +£1.8m | £2.5m | 14.5% | £6,253 |
| 2022/23 | £19.8m | £18.0m | £14.1m | 71.1% | +£1.8m | £3.4m | 17.2% | £6,635 |
| 2023/24 | £22.1m | £20.2m | £15.3m | 69.5% | +£1.8m | £4.2m | 19.2% | £7,171 |
Teaching staff
£11.4m
56% of spend
Support staff
£2.3m
11% of spend
Premises
£1.1m
5% of spend
Other costs
£3.8m
19% 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 | —* | 46.4 | 67.1% | 46.8% | 36.0% | — | 483 |
* 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 | 163.0 | 15.4 | £35,744 | 15.9% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2021/22 | 173.6 | 16.1 | £39,362 | 18.0% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2022/23 | 190.4 | 15.7 | £39,030 | 25.7% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2023/24 | 188.6 | 16.3 | £38,516 | 28.5% | 0.0% | 8.5 |
| 2024/25 | 177.8 | 17.1 | £38,871 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.2pp | 10.7% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 1,183 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.8% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 1,206 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.0% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 1,247 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 13.3% | 4.1% | 1.1% | 1,495 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 13.8% | 4.4% | 1.2% | 1,650 |
| 2018/19 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 15.2% | 4.4% | 1.7% | 1,802 |
| 2020/21 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 11.0% | 3.2% | 1.4% | 2,145 |
| 2021/22 | 7.9% | 7.1% | +0.8pp | 21.9% | 5.2% | 2.7% | 2,329 |
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% | +1.1pp | 21.4% | 4.5% | 3.4% | 2,438 |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% | +2.0pp | 23.9% | 5.1% | 3.5% | 2,478 |
| 2024/25 | 10.0% | 6.2% | +3.8pp | 31.1% | 5.5% | 4.5% | 2,457 |
16 May 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Sept 2013 | — | Good |