Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£11,944.63
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
73.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
25.1%
of income
In-year balance
+1.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.3%.
DfE scrutinises reserves above 20% of income. Current level: 25.1%.
Elevated: turnover 17.4%.
27 February 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
828
Capacity
1,050 (79%)
Free school meals
51.0%
English additional lang.
48.4%
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.
70.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
11.8
Mean salary
£52,267
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
37.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25 · 741 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 | £7.1m | £6.5m | £5.0m | 70.4% | +£614k | £788k | 11.1% | £8,319 |
| 2022/23 | £8.7m | £7.6m | £5.7m | 65.5% | +£1.2m | £2.0m | 22.5% | £10,350 |
| 2023/24 | £9.2m | £8.8m | £6.4m | 69.6% | +£368k | £2.3m | 25.3% | £10,795 |
| 2024/25 | £9.9m | £9.7m | £7.3m | 73.7% | +£154k | £2.5m | 25.1% | £11,945 |
Teaching staff
£5.3m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£486k
Other costs
£2.0m
3.9%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
1.7%
ICT
7.2%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
2.4%
Catering
3.8%
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 | —* | 43.5 | 62.3% | 30.0% | 28.5% | — | 130 |
* 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 | 55.0 | 13.5 | £45,273 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2021/22 | 60.3 | 14.1 | £46,971 | 29.5% | 1.6% | 4.4 |
| 2022/23 | 66.3 | 12.7 | £49,182 | 17.4% | 1.5% | 2.8 |
| 2023/24 | 69.5 | 12.2 | £51,964 | 22.2% | 1.4% | 6.3 |
| 2024/25 | 70.0 | 11.8 | £52,267 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
37.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 15.8% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 410 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.8% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 365 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 16.5% | 2.0% | 2.8% | 395 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 16.0% | 3.6% | 1.9% | 432 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 16.3% | 3.3% | 1.6% | 448 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 14.6% | 2.9% | 2.1% | 535 |
| 2020/21 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 21.3% | 2.4% | 4.2% | 677 |
| 2021/22 | 10.8% | 7.1% | +3.6pp | 37.1% | 5.2% | 5.6% | 730 |
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% | +4.4pp | 39.0% | 6.2% | 5.0% | 739 |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% | +2.9pp | 33.8% | 5.2% | 4.3% | 733 |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 6.2% | +4.1pp | 37.4% | 5.6% | 4.8% | 741 |
27 February 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good