Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£3,898
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
86.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.4%
of income
In-year balance
-6.7%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 86.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 6.7% of income.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding29 April 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
961
Capacity
980 (98%)
Free school meals
34.2%
English additional lang.
37.6%
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.
86.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
11.1
Mean salary
£57,622
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
12.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.6%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 774 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 | £7.9m | £8.2m | £7.0m | 89.1% | -£311k | £712k | 9.1% | £8,568 |
| 2022/23 | £8.5m | £8.5m | £7.1m | 82.7% | +£2k | £713k | 8.3% | £9,211 |
| 2023/24 | £3.7m | £4.0m | £3.2m | 86.3% | -£248k | £162k | 4.4% | £3,898 |
Teaching staff
£2.7m
Support staff
£129k
Premises
£154k
Other costs
£603k
6.8%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
4.8%
Premises (total)
0.4%
Supply staff
1.8%
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 | —* | 58.0 | 83.0% | 66.0% | 86.4% | — | 147 |
* 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 | 81.4 | 11.4 | £49,717 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2021/22 | 82.8 | 11.1 | £49,926 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2022/23 | 88.0 | 10.5 | £51,457 | 6.1% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2023/24 | 91.3 | 10.4 | £54,415 | 12.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 86.5 | 11.1 | £57,622 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
12.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 2.0% | 4.4% | -2.4pp | 4.1% | 1.2% | 0.8% | 652 |
| 2014/15 | 1.8% | 4.5% | -2.7pp | 3.5% | 1.2% | 0.6% | 652 |
| 2015/16 | 1.7% | 4.5% | -2.8pp | 3.1% | 1.1% | 0.6% | 652 |
| 2016/17 | 1.7% | 4.6% | -2.8pp | 4.0% | 1.2% | 0.5% | 673 |
| 2017/18 | 2.0% | 4.8% | -2.7pp | 4.1% | 1.5% | 0.5% | 684 |
| 2018/19 | 2.5% | 4.6% | -2.1pp | 6.6% | 1.7% | 0.8% | 710 |
| 2020/21 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 8.5% | 2.8% | 0.8% | 739 |
| 2021/22 | 5.1% | 7.1% | -2.0pp | 11.8% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 757 |
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% | -2.0pp | 12.3% | 3.4% | 1.4% | 764 |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% | -2.0pp | 12.1% | 3.3% | 1.3% | 763 |
| 2024/25 | 5.0% | 6.2% | -1.2pp | 12.0% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 774 |
29 April 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 2013 | URN 138961 | Outstanding |