Flags
4
4 high
Per-pupil income
£10,844.53
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
58.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+28.3%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.7%.
Elevated: turnover 37.7%, vacancy rate 9.0%.
4 May 2022 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
888
Capacity
2,050 (43%)
Free school meals
41.5%
English additional lang.
19.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
51.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.2
Mean salary
£64,351
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
8.8%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
33.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25 · 891 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 | £11.5m | £11.6m | £8.9m | 77.3% | -£101k | £64k | 0.6% | £7,496 |
| 2022/23 | £9.1m | £7.9m | £5.1m | 56.3% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,109 |
| 2023/24 | £11.3m | £8.1m | £6.6m | 58.3% | +£3.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £10,845 |
Teaching staff
£5.5m
Support staff
£681k
Premises
£93k
Other costs
£1.4m
2.7%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
4.3%
Premises (total)
1.0%
Supply staff
1.3%
Catering
2.1%
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 | —* | 35.4 | 43.7% | 26.6% | 3.8% | — | 158 |
* 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 | 100.4 | 15.7 | £43,590 | 21.0% | 2.9% | — |
| 2021/22 | 82.8 | 18.6 | £44,208 | 39.0% | 0.0% | 10.2 |
| 2022/23 | 70.9 | 18.1 | £46,445 | 54.8% | 16.5% | — |
| 2023/24 | 60.4 | 17.3 | £58,910 | 37.7% | 9.0% | 6.8 |
| 2024/25 | 51.6 | 17.2 | £64,351 | —% | 8.8% | — |
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
33.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 8.0% | 4.6% | +3.3pp | 23.3% | 5.5% | 2.4% | 1,457 |
| 2020/21 | 7.1% | 4.5% | +2.6pp | 23.4% | 4.5% | 2.6% | 1,456 |
| 2021/22 | 12.0% | 7.1% | +4.9pp | 40.6% | 8.2% | 3.8% | 1,423 |
| 2022/23 | 15.2% | 6.8% | +8.4pp | 45.7% | 9.3% | 5.9% | 1,217 |
| 2023/24 | 12.7% | 6.6% | +6.1pp | 39.5% | 7.8% | 4.9% | 1,022 |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% | +4.0pp | 33.7% | 6.1% | 4.1% | 891 |
4 May 2022 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate