Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,143.79
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.2%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
22.8%
of income
In-year balance
-0.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.8%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 33.1%.
21 November 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
696
Capacity
900 (77%)
Free school meals
34.1%
English additional lang.
11.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
41.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£53,287
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.4%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
35.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.2%
Unauthorised absence
5.6%
2024/25 · 756 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 | £5.6m | £5.4m | £4.2m | 75.2% | +£230k | £1.4m | 25.3% | £6,734 |
| 2022/23 | £6.4m | £6.2m | £4.6m | 71.3% | +£206k | £1.4m | 22.4% | £8,216 |
| 2023/24 | £6.2m | £6.2m | £4.7m | 76.2% | -£16k | £1.4m | 22.8% | £8,144 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
53% of spend
Support staff
£629k
10% of spend
Premises
£199k
3% of spend
Other costs
£1.3m
21% 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 | —* | 35.6 | 47.4% | 33.3% | 44.9% | — | 156 |
* 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 | 44.2 | 18.8 | £40,966 | 21.8% | 4.3% | 6.0 |
| 2021/22 | 53.2 | 15.6 | £42,254 | 28.1% | 1.8% | 0.8 |
| 2022/23 | 51.6 | 15.1 | £44,902 | 24.0% | 5.5% | 7.3 |
| 2023/24 | 48.4 | 15.8 | £48,223 | 33.1% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2024/25 | 41.0 | 17.0 | £53,287 | —% | 2.4% | — |
Overall absence
12.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
35.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 15.8% | 4.2% | 1.7% | 874 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 13.9% | 4.3% | 1.4% | 860 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 16.5% | 4.5% | 1.4% | 866 |
| 2016/17 | 7.0% | 4.6% | +2.4pp | 19.6% | 4.3% | 2.7% | 886 |
| 2017/18 | 7.8% | 4.8% | +3.0pp | 18.9% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 911 |
| 2018/19 | 7.7% | 4.6% | +3.0pp | 20.8% | 4.6% | 3.1% | 886 |
| 2020/21 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 16.2% | 3.9% | 2.2% | 851 |
| 2021/22 | 14.0% | 7.1% | +6.8pp | 43.5% | 9.4% | 4.6% | 870 |
| 2022/23 | 12.2% | 6.8% | +5.4pp | 33.3% | 6.3% | 5.9% | 821 |
| 2023/24 | 13.2% | 6.6% | +6.6pp | 34.6% | 6.2% | 7.0% | 804 |
| 2024/25 | 12.8% | 6.2% | +6.6pp | 35.7% | 7.2% | 5.6% | 756 |
21 November 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2018 | URN 113896 | Inadequate |