Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,024.06
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+1.8%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.8%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.3%.
16 October 2018 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,344
Capacity
1,680 (80%)
Free school meals
27.2%
English additional lang.
16.2%
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.
66.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.2
Mean salary
£58,691
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.4%
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25 · 1,066 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 | £8.4m | £8.0m | £6.2m | 73.5% | +£444k | £1k | 0.0% | £8,753 |
| 2022/23 | £10.4m | £9.9m | £7.7m | 73.8% | +£457k | £1k | 0.0% | £8,987 |
| 2023/24 | £11.3m | £11.0m | £8.9m | 78.8% | +£205k | £1k | 0.0% | £9,024 |
Teaching staff
£6.3m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£568k
Other costs
£1.6m
7.5%
Admin staff
0.6%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.3%
Premises (total)
3.2%
Supply staff
1.2%
Catering
2.0%
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 | —* | 56.3 | 78.3% | 63.4% | 72.0% | — | 175 |
* 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 | 55.9 | 13.9 | £50,208 | 23.8% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2021/22 | 61.1 | 15.7 | £63,978 | 12.5% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2022/23 | 56.9 | 20.3 | £66,270 | 14.9% | 5.0% | 5.0 |
| 2023/24 | 60.2 | 20.7 | £62,249 | 14.9% | 4.7% | 6.7 |
| 2024/25 | 66.6 | 20.2 | £58,691 | —% | 4.3% | — |
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 8.1% | 3.6% | 0.5% | 123 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 9.8% | 4.3% | 0.5% | 245 |
| 2018/19 | 4.6% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 11.2% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 428 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 10.7% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 789 |
| 2021/22 | 7.5% | 7.1% | +0.4pp | 20.2% | 4.8% | 2.7% | 847 |
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% | +2.3pp | 27.4% | 4.1% | 5.0% | 947 |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% | +1.0pp | 22.8% | 4.3% | 3.3% | 995 |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% | +1.2pp | 21.6% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 1,066 |
16 October 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good