Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,362.39
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+6.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.7%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.6%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 7.7%.
16 January 2018 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
192
Capacity
300 (64%)
Free school meals
34.1%
English additional lang.
33.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 14–19
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.
16.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
11.5
Mean salary
£54,842
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.8%
Unauthorised absence
5.9%
2024/25 · 99 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 | £1.9m | £1.2m | £1.0m | 54.0% | +£615k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,742 |
| 2022/23 | £1.4m | £1.3m | £1.1m | 73.7% | +£110k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,186 |
| 2023/24 | £1.6m | £1.5m | £1.3m | 78.6% | +£101k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,362 |
Teaching staff
£1.1m
70% of spend
Support staff
£171k
11% of spend
Premises
£49k
3% of spend
Other costs
£193k
13% 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 | —* | 40.6 | 55.1% | 38.8% | 6.1% | — | 49 |
* 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 | 8.0 | 22.6 | £46,594 | 12.5% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2021/22 | 7.0 | 27.1 | £47,299 | 14.3% | 0.0% | 0.8 |
| 2022/23 | 8.0 | 24.9 | £48,487 | 12.5% | 0.0% | 0.9 |
| 2023/24 | 12.0 | 18.2 | £53,962 | 8.3% | 7.7% | 2.7 |
| 2024/25 | 16.7 | 11.5 | £54,842 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.9%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 8.4% | 4.5% | +4.0pp | 31.5% | 7.0% | 1.5% | 54 |
| 2016/17 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 10.1% | 5.3% | 1.4% | 89 |
| 2017/18 | 6.6% | 4.8% | +1.9pp | 19.4% | 5.3% | 1.4% | 108 |
| 2018/19 | 7.4% | 4.6% | +2.7pp | 23.6% | 6.0% | 1.4% | 110 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 11.7% | 3.4% | 1.1% | 94 |
| 2021/22 | 11.6% | 7.1% | +4.5pp | 33.0% | 7.8% | 3.8% | 91 |
| 2022/23 | 12.2% | 6.8% | +5.4pp | 37.8% | 7.9% | 4.3% | 119 |
| 2023/24 | 11.1% | 6.6% | +4.5pp | 29.7% | 6.3% | 4.8% | 128 |
| 2024/25 | 12.7% | 6.2% | +6.5pp | 28.3% | 6.8% | 5.9% | 99 |
16 January 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good