Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,370.58
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.2%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
13.6%
of income
In-year balance
+4.2%
of income
Elevated: turnover 30.6%, vacancy rate 5.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.
Elevated: turnover 28.2%.
11 December 2018 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,102
Capacity
1,150 (96%)
Free school meals
37.3%
English additional lang.
21.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in South West, 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.
65.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.8
Mean salary
£48,236
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25 · 983 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 | £6.9m | £7.2m | £5.2m | 74.9% | -£271k | £1.2m | 16.7% | £6,910 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £7.8m | £5.5m | 72.6% | -£293k | £868k | 11.6% | £7,066 |
| 2023/24 | £9.0m | £8.6m | £6.0m | 66.2% | +£381k | £1.2m | 13.6% | £8,371 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
49% of spend
Support staff
£615k
7% of spend
Premises
£600k
7% of spend
Other costs
£2.1m
24% 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 | —* | 38.5 | 48.9% | 32.4% | 28.4% | — | 176 |
* 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 | 58.1 | 16.3 | £42,510 | 12.1% | 3.3% | 1.6 |
| 2021/22 | 64.4 | 15.6 | £42,912 | 23.8% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2022/23 | 66.6 | 15.9 | £43,732 | 30.6% | 5.7% | 5.8 |
| 2023/24 | 62.5 | 17.2 | £47,466 | 28.2% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2024/25 | 65.5 | 16.8 | £48,236 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.5% | 4.4% | +2.1pp | 21.4% | 4.6% | 1.9% | 790 |
| 2014/15 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 20.9% | 4.7% | 2.0% | 791 |
| 2015/16 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 18.7% | 4.7% | 2.1% | 827 |
| 2016/17 | 7.0% | 4.6% | +2.4pp | 20.1% | 4.5% | 2.5% | 781 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 16.7% | 4.0% | 1.8% | 738 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 14.1% | 3.4% | 2.1% | 738 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 16.4% | 3.2% | 1.8% | 807 |
| 2021/22 | 8.8% | 7.1% | +1.6pp | 25.6% | 5.8% | 2.9% | 847 |
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% | +2.4pp | 25.6% | 5.5% | 3.7% | 904 |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% | +2.9pp | 28.1% | 5.8% | 3.6% | 957 |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% | +3.5pp | 30.4% | 5.8% | 3.9% | 983 |
11 December 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 2014 | — | Good |