Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£10,240
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
80.4%
of income
In-year balance
+4.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.0%.
Elevated: turnover 20.7%.
Elevated: turnover 15.9%.
27 June 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,179
Capacity
1,645 (72%)
Free school meals
46.4%
English additional lang.
46.5%
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.
75.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.7
Mean salary
£58,410
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.5%
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
2024/25 · 875 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 | £11.3m | £11.3m | £8.5m | 75.4% | +£81k | £9.3m | 82.3% | £8,696 |
| 2022/23 | £12.4m | £12.1m | £9.0m | 72.5% | +£344k | £10.0m | 80.5% | £9,579 |
| 2023/24 | £13.1m | £12.5m | £9.5m | 73.0% | +£589k | £10.5m | 80.4% | £10,240 |
Teaching staff
£5.7m
Support staff
£2.4m
Premises
£736k
Other costs
£2.2m
5.0%
Admin staff
4.1%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
8.9%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
5.5%
Catering
1.3%
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 | —* | 49.4 | 63.2% | 47.9% | 14.7% | — | 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 | 83.7 | 15.7 | £43,849 | 19.5% | 2.3% | 3.2 |
| 2021/22 | 93.2 | 14.0 | £45,676 | 10.8% | 1.1% | 5.2 |
| 2022/23 | 85.1 | 15.2 | £44,043 | 20.7% | 1.2% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 76.9 | 16.6 | £55,454 | 15.9% | 1.3% | 5.0 |
| 2024/25 | 75.0 | 15.7 | £58,410 | —% | 1.3% | — |
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 13.6% | 4.7% | 0.5% | 1,005 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 15.4% | 4.3% | 0.9% | 933 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.8% | 5.1% | 0.4% | 829 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 14.6% | 4.8% | 0.4% | 813 |
| 2017/18 | 4.2% | 4.8% | -0.6pp | 9.8% | 3.9% | 0.3% | 838 |
| 2018/19 | 4.6% | 4.6% | 0.0pp | 8.8% | 3.6% | 1.0% | 866 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.8% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 925 |
| 2021/22 | 5.8% | 7.1% | -1.3pp | 12.4% | 5.5% | 0.3% | 976 |
| 2022/23 | 8.0% | 6.8% | +1.2pp | 23.2% | 6.6% | 1.4% | 986 |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% | +0.7pp | 19.7% | 6.9% | 0.3% | 931 |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% | +0.6pp | 18.2% | 6.5% | 0.3% | 875 |
27 June 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 2007 | URN 101063 | Outstanding |