Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£10,111.51
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.1%
of income
In-year balance
+13.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.1%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement4 February 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
509
Capacity
700 (73%)
Free school meals
48.8%
English additional lang.
10.2%
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.
30.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.9
Mean salary
£53,473
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
15.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
43.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
9.5%
2024/25 · 546 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 | £4.8m | £4.0m | £3.2m | 67.2% | +£802k | -£863k | -18.1% | £8,160 |
| 2022/23 | £5.2m | £4.5m | £3.6m | 70.2% | +£620k | -£1.1m | -21.0% | £8,770 |
| 2023/24 | £5.6m | £4.8m | £4.0m | 71.0% | +£782k | £3k | 0.1% | £10,112 |
Teaching staff
£2.9m
Support staff
£621k
Premises
£361k
Other costs
£489k
7.0%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
2.4%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
1.5%
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 | —* | 29.3 | 37.4% | 19.8% | 8.8% | — | 91 |
* 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 | 36.4 | 14.1 | £45,820 | 16.5% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2021/22 | 34.1 | 17.1 | £47,812 | 18.1% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2022/23 | 37.2 | 15.8 | £45,381 | 28.7% | 2.6% | 3.7 |
| 2023/24 | 35.4 | 15.7 | £48,699 | 19.9% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2024/25 | 30.1 | 16.9 | £53,473 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
15.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
43.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
9.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 14.3% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 758 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 15.4% | 4.7% | 0.9% | 667 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 17.1% | 4.7% | 0.7% | 557 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 16.6% | 4.3% | 1.7% | 535 |
| 2017/18 | 7.9% | 4.8% | +3.1pp | 23.2% | 4.3% | 3.6% | 538 |
| 2018/19 | 8.5% | 4.6% | +3.8pp | 26.1% | 4.5% | 4.0% | 549 |
| 2020/21 | 7.4% | 4.5% | +2.9pp | 22.6% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 552 |
| 2021/22 | 14.2% | 7.1% | +7.1pp | 47.3% | 5.4% | 8.8% | 641 |
| 2022/23 | 14.5% | 6.8% | +7.7pp | 48.9% | 6.1% | 8.4% | 665 |
| 2023/24 | 14.4% | 6.6% | +7.9pp | 41.0% | 4.1% | 10.3% | 607 |
| 2024/25 | 15.1% | 6.2% | +8.9pp | 43.4% | 5.5% | 9.5% | 546 |
4 February 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 2022 | — | Requires improvement |