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Per-pupil income
£7,324.09
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
2.1%
of income
In-year balance
+4.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.7%.
19 September 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
757
Capacity
750 (101%)
Free school meals
29.2%
English additional lang.
5.5%
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.
41.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.1
Mean salary
£50,257
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
33.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.0%
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25 · 782 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 | £4.0m | £3.9m | £3.0m | 73.1% | +£186k | £132k | 3.3% | £6,957 |
| 2022/23 | £4.3m | £4.1m | £3.2m | 74.6% | +£170k | £105k | 2.4% | £6,706 |
| 2023/24 | £5.0m | £4.8m | £3.7m | 74.6% | +£217k | £105k | 2.1% | £7,324 |
Teaching staff
£2.7m
57% of spend
Support staff
£663k
14% of spend
Premises
£254k
5% of spend
Other costs
£804k
17% 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 | —* | 39.2 | 58.0% | 30.4% | 28.3% | — | 138 |
* 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 | 32.9 | 17.7 | £44,880 | 17.3% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2021/22 | 36.1 | 16.1 | £42,838 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2022/23 | 38.5 | 16.7 | £43,822 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 1.9 |
| 2023/24 | 40.6 | 16.9 | £45,879 | 8.9% | 0.0% | 8.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.9 | 18.1 | £50,257 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
33.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 14.9% | 4.3% | 0.7% | 693 |
| 2014/15 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 19.3% | 5.3% | 1.0% | 688 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 14.9% | 4.6% | 1.1% | 672 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 12.1% | 3.7% | 1.1% | 621 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 10.6% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 622 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 13.1% | 4.1% | 1.6% | 604 |
| 2020/21 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 17.8% | 4.6% | 1.4% | 597 |
| 2021/22 | 9.7% | 7.1% | +2.5pp | 28.2% | 6.4% | 3.2% | 609 |
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% | +2.8pp | 27.4% | 5.5% | 4.1% | 669 |
| 2023/24 | 12.6% | 6.6% | +6.0pp | 35.3% | 8.4% | 4.2% | 723 |
| 2024/25 | 11.7% | 6.2% | +5.5pp | 33.1% | 7.0% | 4.7% | 782 |
19 September 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec 2019 | — | Requires improvement |