Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,427.35
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.3%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
9.5%
of income
In-year balance
-4.2%
of income
Elevated: turnover 33.0%, sickness 8.4 days.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.2% of income.
21 April 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,107
Capacity
1,146 (97%)
Free school meals
21.2%
English additional lang.
32.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in London, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
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.
78.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.1
Mean salary
£57,287
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 996 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 | £7.0m | £6.8m | £5.4m | 77.5% | +£182k | £1.0m | 14.6% | £6,511 |
| 2022/23 | £7.6m | £7.5m | £6.0m | 78.8% | +£168k | £1.2m | 15.6% | £6,731 |
| 2023/24 | £8.7m | £9.1m | £6.5m | 74.3% | -£364k | £828k | 9.5% | £7,427 |
Teaching staff
£5.0m
Support staff
£167k
Premises
£900k
Other costs
£1.7m
5.6%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
9.8%
Premises (total)
7.7%
Supply staff
1.6%
Catering
3.4%
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 | —* | 58.6 | 82.6% | 69.5% | 65.8% | — | 190 |
* 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 | 66.2 | 15.9 | £47,055 | 9.4% | 1.5% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 69.7 | 15.4 | £47,164 | 10.5% | 0.0% | 8.8 |
| 2022/23 | 72.2 | 15.7 | £49,176 | 33.0% | 0.0% | 8.4 |
| 2023/24 | 74.4 | 15.7 | £52,908 | 24.5% | 1.3% | 8.0 |
| 2024/25 | 78.7 | 14.1 | £57,287 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 11.3% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 911 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 10.2% | 4.0% | 0.8% | 909 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 9.7% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 902 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 12.2% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 918 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.0pp | 10.2% | 3.6% | 1.1% | 916 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 12.6% | 3.8% | 1.5% | 926 |
| 2020/21 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 8.0% | 2.8% | 0.9% | 952 |
| 2021/22 | 8.2% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 28.3% | 6.5% | 1.7% | 1,009 |
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% | +0.8pp | 24.1% | 5.6% | 2.0% | 1,047 |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% | +0.8pp | 20.8% | 4.9% | 2.5% | 1,039 |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% | +0.9pp | 20.3% | 5.0% | 2.1% | 996 |
21 April 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 2014 | — | Requires improvement |