Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,156.8
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.3%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+13.5%
of income
Elevated: turnover 24.4%, sickness 8.6 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.5%.
15 May 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
832
Capacity
1,285 (65%)
Free school meals
32.7%
English additional lang.
26.6%
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.
59.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.1
Mean salary
£53,063
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
34.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.7%
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25 · 840 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 | £5.9m | £5.2m | £4.2m | 70.6% | +£665k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,462 |
| 2022/23 | £6.9m | £5.8m | £4.7m | 67.9% | +£1.0m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,118 |
| 2023/24 | £6.5m | £5.6m | £5.0m | 77.3% | +£880k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,157 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
75% of spend
Support staff
£664k
12% of spend
Premises
£103k
2% of spend
Other costs
£498k
9% 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 | —* | 34.8 | 50.0% | 25.4% | 47.4% | — | 114 |
* 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 | 54.1 | 16.5 | £42,080 | 25.1% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2021/22 | 53.5 | 17.1 | £42,150 | 26.7% | 0.0% | 8.8 |
| 2022/23 | 59.2 | 16.3 | £42,483 | 23.6% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 60.5 | 15.1 | £49,271 | 24.4% | 0.0% | 8.6 |
| 2024/25 | 59.2 | 14.1 | £53,063 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
34.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.6% | 4.4% | +2.2pp | 20.1% | 4.6% | 2.0% | 857 |
| 2014/15 | 8.8% | 4.5% | +4.3pp | 28.5% | 6.5% | 2.4% | 815 |
| 2015/16 | 7.6% | 4.5% | +3.2pp | 24.6% | 5.5% | 2.2% | 686 |
| 2016/17 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 14.2% | 3.8% | 1.8% | 710 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 17.8% | 3.5% | 2.8% | 720 |
| 2018/19 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 17.5% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 828 |
| 2020/21 | 9.4% | 4.5% | +4.9pp | 26.0% | 6.2% | 3.2% | 855 |
| 2021/22 | 13.0% | 7.1% | +5.9pp | 38.3% | 6.8% | 6.2% | 934 |
| 2022/23 | 15.0% | 6.8% | +8.2pp | 43.1% | 6.5% | 8.4% | 962 |
| 2023/24 | 14.1% | 6.6% | +7.5pp | 39.0% | 6.6% | 7.5% | 920 |
| 2024/25 | 12.5% | 6.2% | +6.3pp | 34.2% | 7.7% | 4.8% | 840 |
15 May 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 2016 | — | Requires improvement |