Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£9,128.03
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.3%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+10.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.3%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.5%.
5 October 2021 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,241
Capacity
1,395 (89%)
Free school meals
56.2%
English additional lang.
18.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 3–16
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.
67.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.3
Mean salary
£48,252
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
5.4%
2024/25 · 1,189 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 | £7.9m | £7.4m | £5.1m | 63.9% | +£477k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,705 |
| 2022/23 | £9.2m | £8.8m | £6.4m | 68.9% | +£435k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,132 |
| 2023/24 | £10.9m | £9.8m | £7.1m | 65.3% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £9,128 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
44% of spend
Support staff
£1.7m
17% of spend
Premises
£1.6m
16% of spend
Other costs
£1.1m
11% 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 | —* | 34.6 | 45.1% | 23.3% | 6.8% | — | 133 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 97.0% | 85.0% | 92.0% | 81.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 77.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 71.0% | — |
| 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 | 63.1 | 15.3 | £39,727 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2021/22 | 58.3 | 17.6 | £42,496 | 15.4% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2022/23 | 63.6 | 17.9 | £43,307 | 13.5% | 4.5% | 5.0 |
| 2023/24 | 68.2 | 17.5 | £45,736 | 22.0% | 2.9% | 5.5 |
| 2024/25 | 67.1 | 18.3 | £48,252 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.2% | 4.4% | +2.8pp | 20.6% | 4.1% | 3.1% | 978 |
| 2014/15 | 8.3% | 4.5% | +3.8pp | 23.1% | 4.8% | 3.5% | 937 |
| 2015/16 | 8.5% | 4.5% | +4.0pp | 25.7% | 5.5% | 3.0% | 910 |
| 2016/17 | 8.6% | 4.6% | +4.0pp | 24.2% | 5.0% | 3.6% | 939 |
| 2017/18 | 7.3% | 4.8% | +2.5pp | 18.7% | 4.1% | 3.2% | 941 |
| 2018/19 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 19.3% | 3.9% | 2.9% | 931 |
| 2020/21 | 8.3% | 4.5% | +3.8pp | 26.4% | 4.2% | 4.0% | 949 |
| 2021/22 | 12.4% | 7.1% | +5.3pp | 39.4% | 6.1% | 6.3% | 1,019 |
| 2022/23 | 12.0% | 6.8% | +5.2pp | 35.0% | 6.1% | 5.8% | 1,130 |
| 2023/24 | 13.3% | 6.6% | +6.7pp | 39.0% | 6.8% | 6.5% | 1,196 |
| 2024/25 | 11.2% | 6.2% | +5.0pp | 31.8% | 5.8% | 5.4% | 1,189 |
5 October 2021 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2018 | — | Inadequate |