Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,192.84
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.4%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+0.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.3%.
Elevated: turnover 34.1%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.1%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good1 July 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
517
Capacity
925 (56%)
Free school meals
24.5%
English additional lang.
15.1%
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.
31.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.6
Mean salary
£47,385
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25 · 635 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 | £2.0m | £1.8m | £1.2m | 60.3% | +£225k | £0 | 0.0% | £5,037 |
| 2022/23 | £3.1m | £2.9m | £2.1m | 66.4% | +£175k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,084 |
| 2023/24 | £3.6m | £3.6m | £2.5m | 68.4% | +£1k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,193 |
Teaching staff
£1.8m
51% of spend
Support staff
£314k
9% of spend
Premises
£452k
12% of spend
Other costs
£691k
19% 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 | —* | 34.8 | 45.5% | 18.2% | 13.0% | — | 77 |
* 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 | 31.6 | 12.9 | £41,752 | 41.1% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2021/22 | 25.4 | 15.9 | £40,553 | 28.1% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2022/23 | 26.4 | 16.7 | £41,580 | 34.1% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2023/24 | 30.6 | 16.4 | £43,292 | 23.0% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2024/25 | 31.2 | 16.6 | £47,385 | —% | 3.1% | — |
Overall absence
10.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.4% | 4.4% | +2.1pp | 19.3% | 4.9% | 1.5% | 549 |
| 2014/15 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 23.6% | 5.5% | 1.8% | 560 |
| 2015/16 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 16.8% | 4.7% | 2.1% | 591 |
| 2016/17 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 18.0% | 4.7% | 1.6% | 551 |
| 2017/18 | 8.0% | 4.8% | +3.3pp | 25.2% | 6.0% | 2.0% | 468 |
| 2018/19 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 20.8% | 4.5% | 2.1% | 424 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 17.0% | 3.8% | 1.7% | 406 |
| 2021/22 | 11.2% | 7.1% | +4.1pp | 43.3% | 7.4% | 3.9% | 448 |
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% | +4.5pp | 36.1% | 6.9% | 4.4% | 485 |
| 2023/24 | 11.7% | 6.6% | +5.1pp | 33.4% | 6.2% | 5.5% | 578 |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 6.2% | +4.1pp | 29.6% | 6.1% | 4.2% | 635 |
1 July 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb 2023 | — | Requires improvement |