Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,976.73
+£6732024/25
Staff costs % of income
65.6%
−5.1ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
5.8%
−1.2ppof income
In-year balance
+15.0%
+4.4ppof income
Elevated: turnover 21.1%, vacancy rate 16.2%.
Elevated: turnover 23.9%.
16 May 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,767
Capacity
2,250 (79%)
Free school meals
24.1%
English additional lang.
27.1%
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.
101.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.5
Mean salary
£49,397
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.9%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 1,545 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 | £3.2m | £3.1m | £2.3m | 70.8% | +£135k | £55k | 1.7% | £6,681 |
| 2022/23 | £5.6m | £5.3m | £4.2m | 74.9% | +£271k | £1.3m | 23.4% | £6,667 |
| 2023/24 | £8.8m | £7.9m | £6.2m | 70.7% | +£931k | £611k | 7.0% | £7,303 |
| 2024/25 | £12.0m | £10.2m | £7.9m | 65.6% | +£1.8m | £696k | 5.8% | £7,977 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
55% of spend
Support staff
£1.5m
15% of spend
Premises
£689k
7% of spend
Other costs
£1.6m
16% 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 | —* | 50.4 | 77.9% | 55.2% | 72.4% | — | 181 |
* 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 | — | 18.0 | £45,312 | 11.3% | 29.2% | 3.4 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 18.1 | £41,378 | 21.1% | 16.2% | 4.3 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 18.2 | £44,952 | 23.9% | 0.0% | 5.1 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 18.6 | £46,589 | 6.8% | 0.0% | 6.6 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 101.0 | 17.5 | £49,397 | —% | 1.9% | — | 16.2 | 20 |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 3.2% | 4.5% | -1.3pp | 7.0% | 2.8% | 0.4% | 187 |
| 2021/22 | 7.2% | 7.1% | +0.0pp | 17.7% | 6.4% | 0.8% | 497 |
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% | +0.5pp | 21.2% | 6.0% | 1.2% | 876 |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% | +0.6pp | 20.2% | 5.5% | 1.6% | 1,234 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 22.3% | 6.1% | 1.8% | 1,545 |
16 May 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding