Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,629.05
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.3%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
18.6%
of income
In-year balance
+8.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
18 April 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,109
Capacity
1,200 (92%)
Free school meals
21.6%
English additional lang.
21.4%
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.
59.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.8
Mean salary
£50,740
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25 · 1,132 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 | £6.6m | £6.0m | £4.6m | 69.4% | +£570k | £1.3m | 20.3% | £6,429 |
| 2022/23 | £7.4m | £7.3m | £5.3m | 72.2% | +£152k | £1.5m | 20.0% | £7,073 |
| 2023/24 | £8.2m | £7.6m | £6.0m | 73.3% | +£657k | £1.5m | 18.6% | £7,629 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
52% of spend
Support staff
£1.5m
19% of spend
Premises
£284k
4% of spend
Other costs
£1.3m
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 | —* | 46.9 | 71.2% | 44.7% | 36.5% | — | 219 |
* 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 | 57.5 | 17.4 | £42,112 | 17.9% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2021/22 | 54.0 | 18.9 | £41,868 | 16.1% | 0.0% | 9.3 |
| 2022/23 | 55.3 | 18.9 | £40,664 | 12.7% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2023/24 | 57.5 | 18.8 | £46,029 | 7.7% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2024/25 | 59.0 | 18.8 | £50,740 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 14.3% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 930 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.2% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 947 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.7% | 4.1% | 1.1% | 960 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 15.0% | 3.9% | 1.9% | 966 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 15.4% | 4.3% | 2.0% | 962 |
| 2018/19 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 18.1% | 4.5% | 2.2% | 970 |
| 2020/21 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.0% | 4.2% | 1.7% | 1,012 |
| 2021/22 | 9.6% | 7.1% | +2.4pp | 24.0% | 6.3% | 3.3% | 1,038 |
| 2022/23 | 9.0% | 6.8% | +2.2pp | 22.5% | 5.2% | 3.9% | 1,068 |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% | +2.1pp | 22.4% | 4.9% | 3.7% | 1,100 |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% | +1.2pp | 19.1% | 5.1% | 2.3% | 1,132 |
18 April 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2010 | URN 123863 | Good |