Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,075.98
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+7.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.2%.
Elevated: sickness 10.0 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
2 November 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,274
Capacity
1,680 (76%)
Free school meals
30.2%
English additional lang.
12.4%
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.
70.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.1
Mean salary
£60,646
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.5%
Unauthorised absence
5.8%
2024/25 · 1,223 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 | £7.5m | £7.0m | £5.4m | 73.0% | +£501k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,013 |
| 2022/23 | £9.2m | £8.3m | £6.4m | 70.1% | +£882k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,700 |
| 2023/24 | £10.5m | £9.8m | £7.3m | 68.9% | +£745k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,076 |
Teaching staff
£5.5m
Support staff
£807k
Premises
£561k
Other costs
£2.0m
4.4%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
2.4%
ICT
7.3%
Premises (total)
3.9%
Supply staff
4.6%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 45.5 | 69.3% | 48.2% | 34.6% | — | 228 |
* 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 | 52.8 | 16.1 | £43,433 | 15.5% | 0.0% | 0.3 |
| 2021/22 | 64.1 | 16.6 | £44,733 | 51.6% | 3.0% | 7.0 |
| 2022/23 | 70.2 | 17.0 | £44,883 | 29.9% | 2.8% | — |
| 2023/24 | — | — | — | —% | —% | 10.0 |
| 2024/25 | 70.5 | 18.1 | £60,646 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 3.7% | 4.8% | -1.0pp | 9.4% | 3.0% | 0.8% | 170 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 13.1% | 4.0% | 1.0% | 373 |
| 2020/21 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 12.0% | 3.6% | 1.0% | 869 |
| 2021/22 | 9.5% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 30.1% | 6.7% | 2.7% | 1,100 |
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% | +2.9pp | 30.5% | 4.0% | 5.8% | 1,163 |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% | +3.6pp | 30.1% | 3.3% | 6.9% | 1,238 |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% | +3.1pp | 26.7% | 3.5% | 5.8% | 1,223 |
2 November 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good