Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,446.25
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
63.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+9.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
23 January 2014 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,318
Capacity
1,629 (81%)
Free school meals
24.9%
English additional lang.
7.5%
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.
75.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.5
Mean salary
£50,560
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25 · 1,179 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 | £10.9m | £10.4m | £7.9m | 72.9% | +£499k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,711 |
| 2022/23 | £11.3m | £10.5m | £7.6m | 66.7% | +£837k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,134 |
| 2023/24 | £10.9m | £9.9m | £7.0m | 63.7% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,446 |
Teaching staff
£5.0m
Support staff
£993k
Premises
£832k
Other costs
£2.1m
4.0%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
2.6%
ICT
10.3%
Premises (total)
3.4%
Supply staff
4.0%
Catering
1.0%
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 | —* | 48.5 | 68.3% | 51.3% | 45.5% | — | 224 |
* 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 | 103.7 | 16.1 | £45,172 | 30.5% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2021/22 | 98.2 | 16.5 | £49,730 | 44.3% | 0.0% | 9.0 |
| 2022/23 | 86.6 | 16.1 | £47,320 | 31.3% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2023/24 | 77.8 | 16.6 | £48,771 | 25.4% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2024/25 | 75.2 | 17.5 | £50,560 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 13.4% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 1,119 |
| 2014/15 | 3.2% | 4.5% | -1.3pp | 5.3% | 2.4% | 0.9% | 1,138 |
| 2015/16 | 2.6% | 4.5% | -1.8pp | 2.3% | 1.9% | 0.8% | 1,182 |
| 2016/17 | 3.4% | 4.6% | -1.2pp | 2.1% | 2.8% | 0.6% | 1,201 |
| 2017/18 | 4.4% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 4.5% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 1,237 |
| 2018/19 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 15.1% | 4.3% | 1.6% | 1,289 |
| 2020/21 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 20.8% | 5.5% | 1.9% | 1,254 |
| 2021/22 | 9.9% | 7.1% | +2.8pp | 33.2% | 6.2% | 3.7% | 1,236 |
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% | +3.1pp | 28.6% | 5.4% | 4.5% | 1,218 |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% | +2.5pp | 24.4% | 4.7% | 4.4% | 1,193 |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% | +2.7pp | 25.1% | 4.5% | 4.3% | 1,179 |
23 January 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 2009 | URN 101667 | Good |