Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,947.37
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+3.1%
of income
Elevated: turnover 34.9%, vacancy rate 5.8%.
Elevated: turnover 40.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
6 March 2019 · Academy First Section 5
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,003
Capacity
900 (111%)
Free school meals
30.2%
English additional lang.
36.8%
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.
54.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.3
Mean salary
£55,726
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.7%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 927 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 | £6.7m | £6.1m | £4.4m | 65.5% | +£643k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,310 |
| 2022/23 | £7.1m | £7.0m | £5.1m | 72.6% | +£89k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,861 |
| 2023/24 | £8.5m | £8.2m | £6.0m | 70.1% | +£265k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,947 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£659k
Premises
£567k
Other costs
£1.7m
6.2%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
1.7%
ICT
6.9%
Premises (total)
0.6%
Supply staff
5.3%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | 58.2 | 88.1% | 71.2% | 45.2% | — | 177 |
* 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 | 48.1 | 14.2 | £46,630 | 20.0% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2021/22 | 45.1 | 18.0 | £46,366 | 30.2% | 2.2% | 5.0 |
| 2022/23 | 64.8 | 13.9 | £43,785 | 34.9% | 5.8% | 2.0 |
| 2023/24 | 63.3 | 15.0 | £48,196 | 40.1% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2024/25 | 54.8 | 18.3 | £55,726 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.7% | 4.4% | +2.3pp | 19.4% | 4.9% | 1.8% | 629 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 14.6% | 4.5% | 1.1% | 588 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 14.5% | 4.6% | 1.0% | 594 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 16.5% | 5.1% | 0.9% | 503 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 8.7% | 4.0% | 1.2% | 519 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 8.6% | 4.0% | 1.3% | 559 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 9.1% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 682 |
| 2021/22 | 7.6% | 7.1% | +0.4pp | 17.2% | 5.8% | 1.8% | 778 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 17.0% | 5.4% | 2.3% | 853 |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% | +2.2pp | 25.8% | 7.2% | 1.6% | 873 |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% | +2.0pp | 22.4% | 5.7% | 2.5% | 927 |
6 March 2019 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 2015 | URN 137374 | Requires improvement |