Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£11,983.88
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
65.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.5%
of income
In-year balance
+1.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.8%.
8 July 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
858
Capacity
1,100 (78%)
Free school meals
37.7%
English additional lang.
47.3%
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.
55.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.6
Mean salary
£57,228
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
14.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
45.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
8.9%
2024/25 · 686 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 | £6.3m | £6.1m | £4.3m | 68.7% | +£177k | -£276k | -4.4% | £7,246 |
| 2022/23 | £7.9m | £7.4m | £5.0m | 63.7% | +£473k | £197k | 2.5% | £8,566 |
| 2023/24 | £9.2m | £9.0m | £6.1m | 66.2% | +£199k | £396k | 4.3% | £9,456 |
| 2024/25 | £10.3m | £10.1m | £6.7m | 65.1% | +£175k | £571k | 5.5% | £11,984 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
Support staff
£848k
Premises
£533k
Other costs
£2.9m
5.5%
Admin staff
3.1%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
6.1%
Premises (total)
2.9%
Supply staff
1.8%
Catering
3.0%
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 | —* | 38.3 | 46.8% | 29.5% | 38.1% | — | 139 |
* 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 | 45.9 | 17.5 | £51,180 | 10.9% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2021/22 | 46.9 | 18.6 | £52,500 | 25.6% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2022/23 | 52.5 | 17.6 | £50,644 | 19.2% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2023/24 | 55.9 | 17.4 | £53,644 | 19.7% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2024/25 | 55.0 | 15.6 | £57,228 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
14.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
45.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
8.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.7% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 14.3% | 3.5% | 2.2% | 960 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 17.7% | 4.2% | 1.5% | 859 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 14.1% | 3.7% | 1.9% | 782 |
| 2016/17 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.7pp | 21.9% | 5.3% | 1.9% | 686 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 13.2% | 3.0% | 2.7% | 680 |
| 2018/19 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 13.2% | 2.5% | 3.8% | 642 |
| 2020/21 | 7.9% | 4.5% | +3.4pp | 24.0% | 5.0% | 2.9% | 737 |
| 2021/22 | 10.1% | 7.1% | +3.0pp | 32.0% | 4.3% | 5.8% | 776 |
| 2022/23 | 12.6% | 6.8% | +5.8pp | 40.6% | 6.3% | 6.4% | 871 |
| 2023/24 | 13.3% | 6.6% | +6.7pp | 41.4% | 5.9% | 7.3% | 860 |
| 2024/25 | 14.8% | 6.2% | +8.6pp | 45.2% | 6.0% | 8.9% | 686 |
8 July 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2013 | — | Requires improvement |