Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,616.58
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.9%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
1.9%
of income
In-year balance
-0.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
17 June 2015 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 5
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,329
Capacity
1,335 (100%)
Free school meals
14.7%
English additional lang.
7.1%
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.
61.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
21.5
Mean salary
£45,262
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 1,136 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 | £7.4m | £6.6m | £5.1m | 69.0% | +£720k | £940k | 12.8% | £6,029 |
| 2022/23 | £7.8m | £7.6m | £5.6m | 71.5% | +£189k | £726k | 9.3% | £6,376 |
| 2023/24 | £8.5m | £8.6m | £6.5m | 75.9% | -£62k | £162k | 1.9% | £6,617 |
Teaching staff
£5.0m
58% of spend
Support staff
£816k
9% of spend
Premises
£519k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.6m
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 | —* | 46.2 | 71.2% | 47.9% | 25.6% | — | 215 |
* 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 | 66.4 | 17.8 | £42,402 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2021/22 | 64.8 | 18.9 | £44,209 | 8.9% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2022/23 | 68.7 | 17.8 | £44,037 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2023/24 | 69.2 | 18.7 | £44,618 | 24.1% | 2.8% | 5.0 |
| 2024/25 | 61.9 | 21.5 | £45,262 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 16.0% | 5.0% | 1.1% | 871 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 15.3% | 5.2% | 0.9% | 831 |
| 2015/16 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 15.6% | 5.0% | 1.3% | 820 |
| 2016/17 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 15.3% | 5.2% | 0.9% | 822 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.1pp | 18.1% | 5.8% | 1.0% | 842 |
| 2018/19 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 15.8% | 6.1% | 1.0% | 886 |
| 2020/21 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 16.1% | 5.8% | 0.7% | 1,013 |
| 2021/22 | 10.7% | 7.1% | +3.5pp | 29.7% | 9.6% | 1.1% | 1,045 |
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% | +3.3pp | 24.6% | 8.6% | 1.4% | 1,091 |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% | +4.1pp | 25.7% | 9.2% | 1.5% | 1,111 |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% | +3.5pp | 23.8% | 8.3% | 1.4% | 1,136 |
17 June 2015 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 5
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2013 | URN 123238 | Inadequate |