Per-pupil income
£8,775.91
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.4%
of income
In-year balance
+8.6%
of income
No active flags for this school.
29 September 2016 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
980
Capacity
900 (109%)
Free school meals
46.7%
English additional lang.
46.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
Compared against 30 similar secondary schools in London by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Methodology aligned with DfE FBIT.
DfE normal range: 5-20% of income
Phase-adjusted thresholds
Pupil trend + in-year balance
Self-generated income share
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
62.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.7
Mean salary
£46,015
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25 · 865 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE considers above 78% a potential concern. | 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 | £6.7m | £6.3m | £4.7m | 69.8% | +£394k | £33k | 0.5% | £7,291 |
| 2022/23 | £7.8m | £6.9m | £5.3m | 68.3% | +£819k | £40k | 0.5% | £7,827 |
| 2023/24 | £8.9m | £8.1m | £6.8m | 77.0% | +£761k | £210k | 2.4% | £8,776 |
Teaching staff
£5.0m
Support staff
£238k
Premises
£252k
Other costs
£1.0m
17.6%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
1.7%
ICT
5.0%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
2.1%
Catering
1.5%
Professional services
| 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 | —* | 45.0 | 61.9% | 46.5% | 58.1% | — | 155 |
* 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 | 50.9 | 17.8 | £40,890 | 27.5% | 0.0% | 0.5 |
| 2021/22 | 54.0 | 17.0 | £42,084 | 22.0% | 0.0% | 1.1 |
| 2022/23 | 56.3 | 17.6 | £45,044 | 32.0% | 0.0% | 1.9 |
| 2023/24 | 57.8 | 17.5 | £46,116 | 14.0% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2024/25 | 62.3 | 15.7 | £46,015 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 8.2% | 2.5% | 1.3% | 182 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 10.2% | 2.5% | 2.0% | 354 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 14.8% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 486 |
| 2017/18 | 6.2% | 4.8% | +1.4pp | 12.8% | 3.6% | 2.6% | 693 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 17.4% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 862 |
| 2020/21 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 20.6% | 5.0% | 2.3% | 857 |
| 2021/22 | 7.7% | 7.1% | +0.6pp | 24.0% | 4.5% | 3.3% | 893 |
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% | +2.0pp | 29.8% | 5.0% | 3.8% | 906 |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% | +0.8pp | 23.5% | 4.1% | 3.2% | 884 |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% | +0.6pp | 20.2% | 4.0% | 2.8% | 865 |
29 September 2016 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding