Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,066.49
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
80.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.3%
of income
In-year balance
+3.0%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.1%.
Elevated: turnover 15.8%.
1 May 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,515
Capacity
1,136 (133%)
Free school meals
11.1%
English additional lang.
23.2%
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.
85.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.8
Mean salary
£51,852
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25 · 1,236 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 | £8.3m | £8.3m | £6.7m | 80.3% | +£12k | £1.3m | 15.1% | £6,218 |
| 2022/23 | £9.7m | £9.1m | £7.4m | 76.2% | +£514k | £1.2m | 12.1% | £6,801 |
| 2023/24 | £10.5m | £10.2m | £8.4m | 80.1% | +£316k | £1.1m | 10.3% | £7,066 |
Teaching staff
£6.2m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£500k
Other costs
£1.3m
8.6%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
6.9%
Premises (total)
1.6%
Supply staff
0.5%
Catering
2.9%
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 | —* | 53.5 | 78.7% | 60.7% | 22.1% | — | 244 |
* 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 | 77.2 | 16.8 | £42,320 | 11.7% | 2.5% | 1.6 |
| 2021/22 | 81.8 | 16.3 | £38,712 | 15.3% | 2.4% | 1.4 |
| 2022/23 | 85.5 | 16.6 | £45,021 | 18.4% | 1.2% | 5.0 |
| 2023/24 | 89.3 | 16.7 | £47,640 | 15.8% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2024/25 | 85.2 | 17.8 | £51,852 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 10.4% | 3.7% | 0.6% | 926 |
| 2014/15 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 9.7% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 920 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 9.6% | 3.7% | 0.6% | 937 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 10.6% | 4.0% | 0.6% | 927 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 11.8% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 930 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 13.3% | 5.0% | 0.5% | 931 |
| 2020/21 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 8.0% | 3.3% | 0.8% | 1,051 |
| 2021/22 | 7.2% | 7.1% | +0.1pp | 20.4% | 6.2% | 1.1% | 1,109 |
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% | +0.3pp | 18.8% | 5.9% | 1.3% | 1,183 |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% | +0.3pp | 17.4% | 5.5% | 1.3% | 1,236 |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% | +0.4pp | 15.4% | 5.1% | 1.6% | 1,236 |
1 May 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec 2013 | — | Good |