Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,096.69
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
77.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
15.0%
of income
In-year balance
-3.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 33.8%, sickness 12.0 days.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.8% of income.
11 January 2012 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 14 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,004
Capacity
1,050 (96%)
Free school meals
31.5%
English additional lang.
26.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
59.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.8
Mean salary
£49,946
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25 · 1,042 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 | £7.0m | £6.8m | £5.0m | 71.3% | +£200k | £2.0m | 29.0% | £7,796 |
| 2022/23 | £7.4m | £7.6m | £5.3m | 72.0% | -£229k | £1.8m | 24.2% | £7,897 |
| 2023/24 | £8.5m | £8.8m | £5.7m | 66.8% | -£261k | £1.5m | 17.9% | £8,769 |
| 2024/25 | £8.1m | £8.4m | £6.3m | 77.7% | -£308k | £1.2m | 15.0% | £8,097 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£611k
Other costs
£1.5m
7.2%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
11.6%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
1.0%
Catering
3.1%
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 | —* | 46.1 | 71.4% | 54.9% | 34.3% | — | 175 |
* 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 | 55.4 | 15.7 | £43,931 | 23.1% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2021/22 | 55.0 | 16.3 | £44,162 | 33.8% | 0.0% | 12.0 |
| 2022/23 | 54.4 | 17.2 | £47,426 | 22.1% | 1.8% | 12.6 |
| 2023/24 | 58.6 | 16.6 | £47,277 | 17.4% | 0.0% | 10.8 |
| 2024/25 | 59.9 | 16.8 | £49,946 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 11.6% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 612 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 11.6% | 3.5% | 1.0% | 670 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.0% | 3.7% | 1.2% | 735 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 15.8% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 795 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 14.6% | 3.6% | 2.2% | 847 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 15.8% | 3.5% | 2.4% | 892 |
| 2020/21 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 14.9% | 4.1% | 1.6% | 907 |
| 2021/22 | 7.8% | 7.1% | +0.6pp | 25.2% | 4.6% | 3.1% | 948 |
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% | +1.0pp | 25.8% | 4.5% | 3.3% | 991 |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% | +1.3pp | 22.2% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 1,012 |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% | +2.6pp | 28.8% | 4.0% | 4.7% | 1,042 |
11 January 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 2007 | — | Good |