Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,828.22
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
60.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+20.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.5%.
3 May 2017 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
511
Capacity
600 (85%)
Free school meals
45.2%
English additional lang.
37.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
21.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
24.3
Mean salary
£58,248
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.2%
Unauthorised absence
6.0%
2024/25 · 548 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 | £3.2m | £2.7m | £2.1m | 65.1% | +£546k | £69k | 2.1% | £7,951 |
| 2022/23 | £3.9m | £3.2m | £2.5m | 64.7% | +£632k | £113k | 2.9% | £8,214 |
| 2023/24 | £4.8m | £3.8m | £2.9m | 60.6% | +£980k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,828 |
Teaching staff
£1.9m
Support staff
£255k
Premises
£0
Other costs
—
4.1%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.4%
Premises (total)
8.7%
Supply staff
4.0%
Catering
4.3%
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 | —* | 45.1 | 68.6% | 38.4% | 72.1% | — | 86 |
* 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 | 28.9 | 13.2 | £46,372 | 20.8% | 0.0% | 1.7 |
| 2021/22 | 28.9 | 14.1 | £46,012 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2022/23 | 29.5 | 16.0 | £49,058 | 56.6% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 20.8 | 23.5 | £48,320 | 62.5% | 12.6% | 4.9 |
| 2024/25 | 21.0 | 24.3 | £58,248 | —% | 4.5% | — |
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 15.3% | 3.5% | 0.5% | 85 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 14.4% | 3.4% | 1.4% | 153 |
| 2016/17 | 3.5% | 4.6% | -1.1pp | 7.3% | 2.1% | 1.3% | 205 |
| 2017/18 | 3.6% | 4.8% | -1.2pp | 6.0% | 0.8% | 2.8% | 268 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 8.1% | 0.8% | 3.2% | 333 |
| 2020/21 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 23.6% | 3.7% | 3.1% | 407 |
| 2021/22 | 6.5% | 7.1% | -0.7pp | 18.0% | 1.7% | 4.8% | 428 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 21.6% | 2.4% | 5.3% | 491 |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% | +2.1pp | 27.5% | 3.0% | 5.6% | 531 |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% | +3.0pp | 24.6% | 3.2% | 6.0% | 548 |
3 May 2017 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding