Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,461.54
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
81.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-5.6%
of income
In-year balance
-10.0%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 10.0% of income.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.2%.
29 January 2020 · S5 Inspection
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Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
755
Capacity
774 (98%)
Free school meals
19.9%
English additional lang.
28.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
54.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.0
Mean salary
£46,384
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 786 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 | £5.5m | £5.2m | £3.9m | 71.2% | +£299k | £551k | 10.0% | £7,443 |
| 2022/23 | £5.9m | £6.1m | £4.5m | 76.0% | -£259k | £291k | 5.0% | £7,846 |
| 2023/24 | £6.3m | £6.9m | £5.1m | 81.2% | -£627k | -£352k | -5.6% | £8,462 |
Teaching staff
£3.5m
Support staff
£631k
Premises
£379k
Other costs
£1.4m
11.2%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
2.4%
ICT
6.7%
Premises (total)
2.3%
Supply staff
3.5%
Catering
2.7%
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 | —* | 51.0 | 74.8% | 48.3% | 42.4% | — | 151 |
* 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 | 40.0 | 14.9 | £41,461 | 17.9% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2021/22 | 52.0 | 14.2 | £41,185 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2022/23 | 62.0 | 12.1 | £40,623 | 27.1% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.0 | 14.8 | £47,827 | 22.0% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2024/25 | 54.0 | 14.0 | £46,384 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 13.1% | 4.4% | 0.8% | 130 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 14.6% | 3.5% | 1.9% | 288 |
| 2020/21 | 10.9% | 4.5% | +6.4pp | 35.4% | 9.3% | 1.6% | 621 |
| 2021/22 | 8.4% | 7.1% | +1.2pp | 25.5% | 6.6% | 1.8% | 769 |
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% | -0.2pp | 16.9% | 4.3% | 2.3% | 773 |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% | +0.7pp | 18.7% | 4.1% | 3.1% | 771 |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% | +0.2pp | 15.9% | 4.0% | 2.5% | 786 |
29 January 2020 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good