Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£11,944.44
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.1%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
11.8%
of income
In-year balance
+3.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 26.5%, sickness 10.7 days.
2 June 2015 · Academy First Section 5
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
581
Capacity
600 (97%)
Free school meals
61.8%
English additional lang.
25.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in London, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
Peer percentile + trajectory. DfE range: 5-20% of income.
Peer percentile + agency/supply adjustment. DfE threshold: 80%.
In-year balance + pupil trend + income diversity.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
35.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£56,164
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
12.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25 · 598 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE review threshold: 78% of income. | 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 | £6.6m | £5.6m | £4.0m | 60.2% | +£1.0m | £967k | 14.7% | £11,117 |
| 2022/23 | £7.0m | £7.1m | £4.7m | 67.1% | -£87k | £880k | 12.6% | £11,690 |
| 2023/24 | £7.1m | £6.8m | £4.7m | 66.1% | +£269k | £836k | 11.8% | £11,944 |
Teaching staff
£2.6m
38% of spend
Support staff
£1.1m
16% of spend
Premises
£435k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.7m
25% of spend
| 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 | —* | 45.2 | 62.3% | 41.2% | 82.5% | — | 114 |
* 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 | 30.8 | 19.6 | £44,302 | 29.2% | 3.1% | 5.9 |
| 2021/22 | 21.8 | 27.1 | £48,256 | 36.7% | 4.4% | 9.9 |
| 2022/23 | 32.8 | 18.2 | £49,252 | 21.8% | 3.0% | 8.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.8 | 14.6 | £53,461 | 26.5% | 2.4% | 10.7 |
| 2024/25 | 35.8 | 16.2 | £56,164 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
12.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.3% | 4.4% | -1.1pp | 6.1% | 3.3% | 0.1% | 114 |
| 2014/15 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 9.7% | 3.5% | 0.5% | 238 |
| 2015/16 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 9.5% | 2.8% | 1.0% | 368 |
| 2016/17 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 11.5% | 2.5% | 1.6% | 487 |
| 2017/18 | 4.0% | 4.8% | -0.7pp | 8.9% | 2.7% | 1.4% | 595 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 11.7% | 2.8% | 1.6% | 609 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 12.9% | 3.0% | 1.7% | 612 |
| 2021/22 | 7.0% | 7.1% | -0.1pp | 21.4% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 612 |
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% | +0.1pp | 20.8% | 4.0% | 2.9% | 615 |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% | -0.7pp | 15.6% | 4.3% | 1.6% | 595 |
| 2024/25 | 5.0% | 6.2% | -1.2pp | 12.5% | 3.7% | 1.3% | 598 |
2 June 2015 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2011 | URN 135375 | Good |