Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£6,972.14
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
88.3%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
18.1%
of income
In-year balance
-7.5%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 88.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 7.5% of income.
8 February 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
1,294
Capacity
1,311 (99%)
Free school meals
26.6%
English additional lang.
32.9%
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.
79.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£61,967
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25 · 971 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 | £8.6m | £8.0m | £6.6m | 77.1% | +£602k | £1.4m | 16.3% | £6,566 |
| 2022/23 | £9.8m | £8.9m | £7.1m | 72.7% | +£879k | £2.3m | 23.2% | £7,730 |
| 2023/24 | £9.0m | £9.7m | £8.0m | 88.3% | -£674k | £1.6m | 18.1% | £6,972 |
Teaching staff
£5.8m
60% of spend
Support staff
£871k
9% of spend
Premises
£347k
4% of spend
Other costs
£1.4m
14% 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 | —* | 58.7 | 85.4% | 70.8% | 94.1% | — | 185 |
* 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 | 79.2 | 16.2 | £47,913 | 17.2% | 0.0% | 0.9 |
| 2021/22 | 73.7 | 17.7 | £50,621 | 17.2% | 0.0% | 1.1 |
| 2022/23 | 72.9 | 17.4 | £55,567 | 18.1% | 0.0% | 1.4 |
| 2023/24 | 76.6 | 16.9 | £56,567 | 14.9% | 0.0% | 2.0 |
| 2024/25 | 79.6 | 16.3 | £61,967 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.2pp | 10.8% | 4.1% | 0.5% | 950 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 14.2% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 948 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.0% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 969 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 13.3% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 968 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 11.0% | 4.2% | 0.7% | 948 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 10.9% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 954 |
| 2020/21 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 8.5% | 3.4% | 0.6% | 958 |
| 2021/22 | 6.9% | 7.1% | -0.3pp | 21.3% | 6.0% | 0.8% | 959 |
| 2022/23 | 7.0% | 6.8% | +0.2pp | 20.2% | 5.7% | 1.3% | 960 |
| 2023/24 | 6.0% | 6.6% | -0.6pp | 15.7% | 4.7% | 1.3% | 991 |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% | -0.5pp | 15.6% | 4.8% | 0.9% | 971 |
8 February 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 2009 | URN 102440 | Requires improvement |