Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£10,590.03
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+2.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.7%.
Elevated: turnover 44.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.2%.
3 May 2017 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
616
Capacity
840 (73%)
Free school meals
48.8%
English additional lang.
55.7%
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.
45.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.5
Mean salary
£55,355
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25 · 623 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 | £5.8m | £5.2m | £3.9m | 67.3% | +£595k | £1.1m | 18.9% | £9,586 |
| 2022/23 | £6.6m | £6.3m | £4.2m | 64.3% | +£283k | £1.1m | 17.0% | £10,635 |
| 2023/24 | £6.6m | £6.4m | £4.8m | 73.5% | +£166k | £0 | 0.0% | £10,590 |
Teaching staff
£3.6m
Support staff
£179k
Premises
£208k
Other costs
£1.4m
5.2%
Admin staff
4.0%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
6.9%
Premises (total)
4.9%
Supply staff
4.6%
Catering
4.2%
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 | —* | 38.7 | 56.9% | 27.6% | 58.6% | — | 116 |
* 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 | 23.3 | 24.6 | £46,588 | 12.4% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2021/22 | 40.8 | 14.9 | £51,303 | 39.2% | 0.0% | 7.7 |
| 2022/23 | 42.4 | 14.5 | £52,573 | 32.4% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2023/24 | 47.1 | 13.2 | £51,838 | 44.0% | 2.1% | 5.4 |
| 2024/25 | 45.6 | 13.5 | £55,355 | —% | 4.2% | — |
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 11.5% | 4.1% | 1.4% | 26 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 17.4% | 4.8% | 0.9% | 109 |
| 2016/17 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 20.0% | 4.7% | 1.4% | 180 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.0pp | 21.4% | 4.2% | 2.6% | 271 |
| 2018/19 | 9.3% | 4.6% | +4.6pp | 35.3% | 4.8% | 4.5% | 456 |
| 2020/21 | 8.0% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 23.1% | 5.4% | 2.6% | 568 |
| 2021/22 | 10.0% | 7.1% | +2.9pp | 32.6% | 6.0% | 4.0% | 592 |
| 2022/23 | 10.7% | 6.8% | +3.8pp | 32.7% | 5.4% | 5.3% | 612 |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% | +3.3pp | 32.4% | 5.8% | 4.1% | 627 |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% | +3.3pp | 28.1% | 5.0% | 4.5% | 623 |
3 May 2017 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good