Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,551.51
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.5%
of income
In-year balance
+8.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.3%.
7 June 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,447
Capacity
2,232 (65%)
Free school meals
28.3%
English additional lang.
2.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
79.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.2
Mean salary
£50,624
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
5.5%
2024/25 · 1,373 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 | £8.7m | £8.0m | £6.3m | 72.6% | +£780k | £33k | 0.4% | £6,338 |
| 2022/23 | £9.8m | £8.9m | £6.8m | 69.5% | +£906k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,832 |
| 2023/24 | £11.0m | £10.1m | £7.5m | 68.5% | +£934k | £51k | 0.5% | £7,552 |
Teaching staff
£5.4m
54% of spend
Support staff
£542k
5% of spend
Premises
£687k
7% of spend
Other costs
£1.8m
18% 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 | —* | 45.7 | 69.3% | 50.4% | 50.0% | — | 228 |
* 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 | 78.6 | 16.6 | £41,625 | 12.7% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2021/22 | 77.8 | 17.7 | £41,671 | 5.1% | 1.3% | 10.3 |
| 2022/23 | 79.3 | 18.0 | £41,263 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2023/24 | 79.2 | 18.4 | £44,531 | 11.8% | 1.2% | 4.6 |
| 2024/25 | 79.5 | 18.2 | £50,624 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 18.5% | 4.2% | 1.7% | 1,264 |
| 2014/15 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 19.9% | 4.5% | 1.8% | 1,256 |
| 2015/16 | 7.4% | 4.5% | +2.9pp | 23.2% | 4.9% | 2.5% | 1,182 |
| 2016/17 | 8.5% | 4.6% | +3.9pp | 24.7% | 5.5% | 3.0% | 1,173 |
| 2017/18 | 7.9% | 4.8% | +3.2pp | 23.4% | 5.5% | 2.4% | 1,186 |
| 2018/19 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.4pp | 18.0% | 4.6% | 2.5% | 1,176 |
| 2020/21 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 19.7% | 4.4% | 2.6% | 1,165 |
| 2021/22 | 12.6% | 7.1% | +5.5pp | 42.2% | 8.4% | 4.2% | 1,262 |
| 2022/23 | 14.0% | 6.8% | +7.2pp | 41.8% | 8.4% | 5.6% | 1,310 |
| 2023/24 | 13.5% | 6.6% | +6.9pp | 39.2% | 8.1% | 5.4% | 1,378 |
| 2024/25 | 11.3% | 6.2% | +5.0pp | 29.4% | 5.8% | 5.5% | 1,373 |
7 June 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2018 | — | Requires improvement |