Flags
6
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,830.81
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
80.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.6%
of income
In-year balance
-1.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
Elevated: turnover 20.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.9%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.1% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 1.6%.
21 October 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,434
Capacity
1,500 (96%)
Free school meals
17.9%
English additional lang.
21.4%
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.
85.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.8
Mean salary
£50,372
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.
24.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25 · 1,222 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 | £8.9m | £8.7m | £6.9m | 78.2% | +£195k | £725k | 8.2% | £6,142 |
| 2022/23 | £9.4m | £9.7m | £7.3m | 77.4% | -£231k | £494k | 5.2% | £6,421 |
| 2023/24 | £10.3m | £10.5m | £8.2m | 80.0% | -£184k | £310k | 3.0% | £7,009 |
| 2024/25 | £11.2m | £11.4m | £9.1m | 80.9% | -£128k | £182k | 1.6% | £7,831 |
Teaching staff
£6.4m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£546k
Other costs
£1.7m
6.6%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
1.5%
ICT
7.9%
Premises (total)
2.7%
Supply staff
1.3%
Catering
4.4%
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 | —* | 54.1 | 76.9% | 61.1% | 46.7% | — | 229 |
* 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 | 85.5 | 16.5 | £48,096 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2021/22 | 82.1 | 17.6 | £47,970 | 9.5% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2022/23 | 96.6 | 15.2 | £46,856 | 33.3% | 1.0% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 88.5 | 16.6 | £48,892 | 20.1% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2024/25 | 85.3 | 16.8 | £50,372 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 12.1% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 1,224 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 15.8% | 4.7% | 0.9% | 1,228 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.7% | 5.0% | 0.7% | 1,221 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 13.0% | 4.5% | 0.7% | 1,217 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 11.0% | 4.6% | 0.5% | 1,213 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 13.8% | 4.9% | 0.9% | 1,227 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 10.0% | 3.6% | 0.5% | 1,225 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 24.4% | 6.9% | 1.2% | 1,226 |
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% | +1.0pp | 24.1% | 6.6% | 1.3% | 1,220 |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% | +1.0pp | 21.2% | 6.3% | 1.3% | 1,224 |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% | +2.0pp | 24.9% | 5.1% | 3.1% | 1,222 |
21 October 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 2013 | — | Requires improvement |