Flags
5
2 high
Per-pupil income
£10,107.42
+£2792024/25
Staff costs % of income
62.7%
+2.0ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
−0.0ppof income
In-year balance
+18.7%
−1.7ppof income
Elevated: turnover 62.5%, vacancy rate 12.6%.
Elevated: turnover 28.6%, vacancy rate 4.5%.
Elevated: turnover 56.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
3 May 2017 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
512
Capacity
600 (85%)
Free school meals
51.6%
English additional lang.
32.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
35.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.4
Mean salary
£57,062
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.2%
Unauthorised absence
6.0%
2024/25 · 548 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 | £3.2m | £2.7m | £2.1m | 65.1% | +£546k | £69k | 2.1% | £7,951 |
| 2022/23 | £3.9m | £3.2m | £2.5m | 64.7% | +£632k | £113k | 2.9% | £8,214 |
| 2023/24 | £4.8m | £3.8m | £2.9m | 60.6% | +£980k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,828 |
| 2024/25 | £5.2m | £4.2m | £3.2m | 62.7% | +£967k | £0 | 0.0% | £10,107 |
Teaching staff
£2.3m
54% of spend
Support staff
£419k
10% of spend
Premises
£197k
5% of spend
Other costs
£768k
18% 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 | —* | 45.1 | 68.6% | 38.4% | 72.1% | — | 86 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 14.1 | £46,012 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 5.8 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 16.0 | £49,058 | 56.6% | 0.0% | 4.7 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 23.5 | £48,320 | 62.5% | 12.6% | 4.9 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 24.3 | £58,248 | 28.6% | 4.5% | 4.0 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 35.5 | 14.4 | £57,062 | —% | 0.0% | — | 3.8 | 4 |
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 15.3% | 3.5% | 0.5% | 85 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 14.4% | 3.4% | 1.4% | 153 |
| 2016/17 | 3.5% | 4.6% | -1.1pp | 7.3% | 2.1% | 1.3% | 205 |
| 2017/18 | 3.6% | 4.8% | -1.2pp | 6.0% | 0.8% | 2.8% | 268 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 8.1% | 0.8% | 3.2% | 333 |
| 2020/21 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 23.6% | 3.7% | 3.1% | 407 |
| 2021/22 | 6.5% | 7.1% | -0.7pp | 18.0% | 1.7% | 4.8% | 428 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 21.6% | 2.4% | 5.3% | 491 |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% | +2.1pp | 27.5% | 3.0% | 5.6% | 531 |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% | +3.0pp | 24.6% | 3.2% | 6.0% | 548 |
3 May 2017 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding