Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£10,398.37
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.2%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.1%
of income
In-year balance
+4.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 16.2%.
Elevated: turnover 24.6%, vacancy rate 5.3%.
7 February 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
227
Capacity
300 (76%)
Free school meals
32.9%
English additional lang.
0.9%
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.
16.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.9
Mean salary
£57,888
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
15.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
42.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.5%
Unauthorised absence
7.5%
2024/25 · 263 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 | £2.3m | £2.2m | £1.4m | 62.6% | +£125k | £98k | 4.3% | £9,558 |
| 2022/23 | £2.5m | £2.3m | £1.8m | 70.3% | +£178k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,490 |
| 2023/24 | £2.6m | £2.4m | £1.7m | 65.2% | +£123k | £2k | 0.1% | £10,398 |
Teaching staff
£1.2m
48% of spend
Support staff
£122k
5% of spend
Premises
£186k
8% of spend
Other costs
£582k
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 | —* | 42.1 | 62.0% | 42.0% | 20.0% | — | 50 |
* 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 | — | — | — | —% | —% | 8.2 |
| 2021/22 | 15.0 | 16.0 | £40,366 | 5.3% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2022/23 | 16.3 | 16.1 | £40,617 | 21.5% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2023/24 | 17.9 | 13.7 | £41,933 | 24.6% | 5.3% | 2.5 |
| 2024/25 | 16.4 | 13.9 | £57,888 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
15.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
42.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 9.8% | 4.4% | +5.5pp | 41.3% | 7.2% | 2.7% | 75 |
| 2014/15 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 30.0% | 4.8% | 2.5% | 120 |
| 2015/16 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 26.2% | 5.2% | 1.9% | 145 |
| 2016/17 | 9.0% | 4.6% | +4.4pp | 30.4% | 6.4% | 2.6% | 158 |
| 2017/18 | 7.8% | 4.8% | +3.1pp | 25.1% | 5.9% | 1.9% | 163 |
| 2018/19 | 7.4% | 4.6% | +2.8pp | 24.6% | 4.8% | 2.6% | 179 |
| 2020/21 | 9.8% | 4.5% | +5.3pp | 28.5% | 4.7% | 5.0% | 221 |
| 2021/22 | 16.7% | 7.1% | +9.5pp | 51.6% | 9.4% | 7.3% | 279 |
| 2022/23 | 17.0% | 6.8% | +10.2pp | 53.2% | 9.8% | 7.2% | 297 |
| 2023/24 | 16.2% | 6.6% | +9.6pp | 49.1% | 8.8% | 7.4% | 291 |
| 2024/25 | 15.0% | 6.2% | +8.8pp | 42.6% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 263 |
7 February 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 2017 | URN 139816 | Inadequate |