Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,051.26
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
22.6%
of income
In-year balance
+2.2%
of income
Elevated: turnover 19.5%, sickness 8.3 days.
19 September 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,486
Capacity
1,477 (101%)
Free school meals
15.7%
English additional lang.
35.4%
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.
80.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.4
Mean salary
£57,127
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.7%
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
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 1,225 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 | £8.8m | £8.3m | £6.6m | 74.7% | +£508k | £2.2m | 25.2% | £6,256 |
| 2022/23 | £9.3m | £9.4m | £7.2m | 77.9% | -£90k | £2.1m | 22.9% | £6,504 |
| 2023/24 | £10.3m | £10.1m | £8.0m | 77.7% | +£231k | £2.3m | 22.6% | £7,051 |
Teaching staff
£6.2m
Support staff
£987k
Premises
£453k
Other costs
£1.6m
7.1%
Admin staff
3.7%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
8.3%
Premises (total)
0.3%
Supply staff
0.6%
Catering
1.8%
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 | —* | 57.5 | 78.5% | 62.0% | 53.6% | — | 237 |
* 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 | 75.3 | 18.4 | £43,465 | 11.7% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2021/22 | 78.5 | 18.0 | £45,974 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 9.6 |
| 2022/23 | 82.6 | 17.3 | £49,654 | 21.8% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2023/24 | 81.5 | 18.0 | £55,639 | 19.5% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2024/25 | 80.9 | 18.4 | £57,127 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 12.2% | 4.3% | 0.7% | 1,055 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.2% | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1,051 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.9% | 4.1% | 0.6% | 1,047 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 9.6% | 4.0% | 0.8% | 1,072 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 9.8% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 1,041 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 11.6% | 4.1% | 1.2% | 1,056 |
| 2020/21 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 18.4% | 4.0% | 2.9% | 1,144 |
| 2021/22 | 8.3% | 7.1% | +1.2pp | 25.9% | 6.3% | 2.1% | 1,143 |
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% | +0.4pp | 21.1% | 5.2% | 1.9% | 1,188 |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% | +1.3pp | 22.2% | 5.3% | 2.5% | 1,221 |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% | +1.5pp | 21.6% | 5.0% | 2.7% | 1,225 |
19 September 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Sept 2012 | — | Good |