Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,583.75
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
18.4%
of income
In-year balance
+0.7%
of income
Elevated: turnover 25.1%.
26 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
1,205
Capacity
1,160 (104%)
Free school meals
24.2%
English additional lang.
21.8%
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.
66.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.1
Mean salary
£55,883
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.9%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25 · 976 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 | £7.7m | £7.0m | £5.8m | 75.4% | +£698k | £1.5m | 19.4% | £6,622 |
| 2022/23 | £8.5m | £8.2m | £6.4m | 74.5% | +£381k | £1.7m | 19.6% | £7,065 |
| 2023/24 | £9.1m | £9.1m | £6.9m | 75.2% | +£59k | £1.7m | 18.4% | £7,584 |
Teaching staff
£5.0m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£267k
Other costs
£1.9m
6.4%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
1.6%
ICT
6.5%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
0.7%
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 | —* | 53.8 | 76.6% | 60.9% | 50.8% | — | 197 |
* 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 | 59.6 | 19.0 | £45,891 | 14.6% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2021/22 | 59.5 | 19.5 | £46,726 | 22.2% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2022/23 | 61.1 | 19.8 | £49,336 | 19.2% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2023/24 | 66.9 | 18.0 | £52,501 | 25.1% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2024/25 | 66.5 | 18.1 | £55,883 | —% | 2.9% | — |
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 11.9% | 4.2% | 0.7% | 911 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 13.8% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 922 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 15.3% | 5.0% | 0.8% | 913 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 13.1% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 894 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 15.7% | 4.0% | 1.9% | 887 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 15.4% | 3.9% | 1.8% | 900 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 11.4% | 3.1% | 1.2% | 985 |
| 2021/22 | 8.3% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 25.7% | 6.5% | 1.8% | 972 |
| 2022/23 | 7.0% | 6.8% | +0.2pp | 19.8% | 4.6% | 2.4% | 995 |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% | +0.5pp | 19.9% | 4.5% | 2.6% | 1,008 |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 16.7% | 4.1% | 2.4% | 976 |
26 April 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Feb 2014 | — | Requires improvement |