Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,844.47
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+8.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 18.8%, vacancy rate 4.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
19 January 2022 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
748
Capacity
1,020 (73%)
Free school meals
33.8%
English additional lang.
2.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–16
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.
45.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.6
Mean salary
£45,061
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25 · 747 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 | £4.4m | £4.2m | £3.3m | 73.6% | +£228k | £0 | 0.0% | £5,691 |
| 2022/23 | £5.2m | £4.6m | £3.5m | 68.3% | +£582k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,578 |
| 2023/24 | £5.3m | £4.9m | £4.1m | 77.5% | +£467k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,844 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
70% of spend
Support staff
£583k
12% of spend
Premises
£81k
2% of spend
Other costs
£649k
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 | —* | 34.0 | 38.5% | 19.2% | 32.1% | — | 78 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 72.0% | 81.0% | 69.0% | 64.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 79.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 65.0% | — |
| 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 | 40.9 | 18.7 | £39,176 | 14.7% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2021/22 | 40.9 | 19.1 | £39,511 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2022/23 | 42.1 | 18.7 | £42,273 | 10.9% | 2.3% | 4.4 |
| 2023/24 | 44.8 | 17.4 | £44,217 | 18.8% | 4.3% | 6.2 |
| 2024/25 | 45.1 | 16.6 | £45,061 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 17.3% | 3.5% | 2.4% | 1,055 |
| 2014/15 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 18.6% | 3.8% | 2.4% | 1,050 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 18.2% | 4.0% | 2.0% | 1,031 |
| 2016/17 | 8.5% | 4.6% | +3.9pp | 25.3% | 5.1% | 3.4% | 955 |
| 2017/18 | 8.6% | 4.8% | +3.8pp | 23.4% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 800 |
| 2018/19 | 8.1% | 4.6% | +3.5pp | 25.5% | 4.5% | 3.6% | 797 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 14.5% | 2.8% | 2.0% | 751 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 25.3% | 5.0% | 4.1% | 758 |
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% | +2.6pp | 30.2% | 5.4% | 4.0% | 775 |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% | +2.9pp | 27.0% | 5.3% | 4.1% | 763 |
| 2024/25 | 9.0% | 6.2% | +2.8pp | 22.2% | 6.0% | 3.1% | 747 |
19 January 2022 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 2016 | URN 138388 | Inadequate |