Flags
5
4 high
Per-pupil income
£12,647.24
+£1,5462024/25
Staff costs % of income
70.7%
+2.1ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
19.6%
+2.0ppof income
In-year balance
+4.3%
+0.4ppof income
Elevated: turnover 38.6%, vacancy rate 6.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.6%.
Elevated: turnover 33.5%, vacancy rate 3.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.1%.
Elevated: sickness 9.8 days.
10 May 2017 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
561
Capacity
950 (59%)
Free school meals
55.0%
English additional lang.
64.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in London, 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.
50.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
11.1
Mean salary
£59,667
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
39.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.7%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 536 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 | £6.1m | £4.4m | 75.2% | -£183k | £1.3m | 21.2% | £8,273 |
| 2022/23 | £6.9m | £6.8m | £5.0m | 72.9% | +£65k | £1.2m | 17.3% | £9,443 |
| 2023/24 | £7.9m | £7.6m | £5.4m | 68.5% | +£300k | £1.4m | 17.6% | £11,102 |
| 2024/25 | £8.0m | £7.7m | £5.7m | 70.7% | +£342k | £1.6m | 19.6% | £12,647 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
52% of spend
Support staff
£463k
6% of spend
Premises
£393k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.6m
21% 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 | —* | 48.6 | 77.0% | 59.0% | 74.6% | — | 122 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 12.2 | £47,713 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 6.7 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 12.1 | £50,114 | 38.6% | 6.2% | 6.4 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 13.2 | £54,003 | 33.5% | 3.6% | 7.2 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 12.3 | £57,748 | 13.2% | 0.0% | 9.8 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 50.6 | 11.1 | £59,667 | —% | 0.0% | — | 7.4 | 8 |
Overall absence
11.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
39.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.1% | 4.6% | 0.5% | 122 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 17.1% | 4.8% | 0.5% | 257 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 14.2% | 4.3% | 0.9% | 388 |
| 2017/18 | 7.0% | 4.8% | +2.2pp | 19.5% | 5.3% | 1.6% | 498 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.3% | 4.0% | 1.3% | 594 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.7% | 3.9% | 1.5% | 607 |
| 2021/22 | 8.2% | 7.1% | +1.0pp | 27.2% | 6.4% | 1.8% | 659 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 23.8% | 5.1% | 2.6% | 631 |
| 2023/24 | 11.6% | 6.6% | +5.0pp | 41.6% | 7.5% | 4.0% | 606 |
| 2024/25 | 11.1% | 6.2% | +4.9pp | 39.9% | 7.7% | 3.5% | 536 |
10 May 2017 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good