Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£6,794.34
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-3.0%
of income
In-year balance
+4.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.1%.
21 May 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,019
Capacity
716 (142%)
Free school meals
18.8%
English additional lang.
2.5%
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.
54.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.9
Mean salary
£53,893
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
35.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.9%
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25 · 934 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 | £6.1m | £5.8m | £4.3m | 71.2% | +£263k | £578k | 9.5% | £6,229 |
| 2022/23 | £6.5m | £6.2m | £4.3m | 66.0% | +£290k | £793k | 12.2% | £6,328 |
| 2023/24 | £7.2m | £6.9m | £5.4m | 75.5% | +£287k | -£218k | -3.0% | £6,794 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
64% of spend
Support staff
£554k
8% of spend
Premises
£395k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.1m
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 | —* | 39.5 | 55.4% | 25.7% | 52.0% | — | 148 |
* 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 | 52.0 | 17.5 | £45,995 | 9.2% | 0.0% | 2.0 |
| 2021/22 | 55.8 | 17.5 | £45,285 | 10.4% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2022/23 | 56.0 | 18.4 | £47,651 | 17.9% | 5.1% | 2.1 |
| 2023/24 | 57.2 | 18.5 | £51,540 | 10.8% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2024/25 | 54.0 | 18.9 | £53,893 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
35.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 13.9% | 4.6% | 0.7% | 640 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 14.9% | 5.1% | 0.5% | 644 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.8% | 4.8% | 0.4% | 643 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 13.9% | 4.5% | 0.7% | 661 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 14.6% | 4.9% | 1.0% | 692 |
| 2018/19 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 18.8% | 5.0% | 1.6% | 703 |
| 2020/21 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 15.8% | 4.2% | 1.7% | 787 |
| 2021/22 | 10.6% | 7.1% | +3.5pp | 36.0% | 7.6% | 3.0% | 850 |
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% | +3.5pp | 33.7% | 7.0% | 3.3% | 882 |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% | +4.1pp | 34.0% | 6.9% | 3.7% | 951 |
| 2024/25 | 11.1% | 6.2% | +4.9pp | 35.8% | 6.9% | 4.2% | 934 |
21 May 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2015 | — | Good |