Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,767.9
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.1%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
20.4%
of income
In-year balance
-0.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.0%.
14 June 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
840
Capacity
840 (100%)
Free school meals
14.2%
English additional lang.
3.6%
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.
40.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.8
Mean salary
£51,849
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 866 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 | £4.6m | £4.5m | £3.5m | 76.0% | +£100k | £1.0m | 21.6% | £6,165 |
| 2022/23 | £5.3m | £4.8m | £3.8m | 72.3% | +£422k | £1.1m | 21.7% | £6,745 |
| 2023/24 | £5.5m | £5.5m | £4.1m | 74.1% | -£20k | £1.1m | 20.4% | £6,768 |
Teaching staff
£2.9m
53% of spend
Support staff
£591k
11% of spend
Premises
£277k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.2m
21% 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 | —* | 53.7 | 79.6% | 61.2% | 31.6% | — | 152 |
* 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 | 36.1 | 20.8 | £45,464 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2021/22 | 37.5 | 20.1 | £45,084 | 5.3% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2022/23 | 42.7 | 18.2 | £44,490 | 7.7% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2023/24 | 42.9 | 18.9 | £47,999 | 13.1% | 0.0% | 10.1 |
| 2024/25 | 40.4 | 20.8 | £51,849 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 12.7% | 5.0% | 0.2% | 675 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.0% | 4.7% | 0.2% | 682 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 9.1% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 668 |
| 2016/17 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 7.0% | 3.2% | 0.8% | 687 |
| 2017/18 | 4.0% | 4.8% | -0.7pp | 7.0% | 3.1% | 0.9% | 728 |
| 2018/19 | 3.6% | 4.6% | -1.0pp | 6.5% | 3.0% | 0.7% | 734 |
| 2020/21 | 1.3% | 4.5% | -3.2pp | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.1% | 764 |
| 2021/22 | 7.3% | 7.1% | +0.2pp | 15.9% | 5.8% | 1.6% | 766 |
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% | +1.6pp | 23.0% | 6.2% | 2.2% | 792 |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% | +2.2pp | 24.4% | 6.3% | 2.4% | 836 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 19.8% | 6.0% | 2.0% | 866 |
14 June 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 2014 | — | Requires improvement |