Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
£6,647.91
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
—
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+100.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.0%.
KS2 Reading/Writing/Maths combined moved from 46% to 25%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
10 May 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,576
Capacity
1,880 (84%)
Free school meals
36.1%
English additional lang.
20.0%
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.
In-year balance + pupil trend + income diversity.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
95.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.4
Mean salary
£46,737
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25 · 1,539 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 | £9.3m | £7.7m | £7.1m | 76.0% | +£1.6m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,212 |
| 2022/23 | £10.6m | £8.6m | £7.7m | 72.2% | +£2.0m | £29k | 0.3% | £6,806 |
| 2023/24 | £10.5m | £0 | £0 | —% | +£10.5m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,648 |
Teaching staff
£0
Support staff
£0
Premises
£0
Other costs
—
| 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 | —* | 31.9 | 36.4% | 16.0% | 79.7% | — | 187 |
* 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 | 46.0% | 38.0% | 42.0% | 25.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 46.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 49.0% | — |
| 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 | 84.7 | 16.6 | £41,104 | 10.4% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2021/22 | 91.4 | 16.4 | £41,000 | 23.3% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2022/23 | 88.3 | 17.6 | £41,729 | 24.7% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 89.5 | 17.7 | £44,404 | 25.5% | 6.3% | 4.1 |
| 2024/25 | 95.4 | 16.4 | £46,737 | —% | 3.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.7pp | 17.2% | 4.3% | 1.7% | 1,136 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 14.9% | 4.2% | 1.5% | 1,110 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.1% | 3.3% | 1.5% | 1,145 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 11.8% | 3.1% | 1.6% | 1,162 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 11.5% | 3.5% | 2.0% | 1,183 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 13.5% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 1,256 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.9% | 3.5% | 2.0% | 1,352 |
| 2021/22 | 10.8% | 7.1% | +3.7pp | 31.8% | 6.6% | 4.2% | 1,451 |
| 2022/23 | 11.7% | 6.8% | +4.9pp | 31.7% | 6.4% | 5.3% | 1,516 |
| 2023/24 | 12.0% | 6.6% | +5.4pp | 32.5% | 6.6% | 5.4% | 1,544 |
| 2024/25 | 10.0% | 6.2% | +3.8pp | 27.2% | 5.2% | 4.8% | 1,539 |
10 May 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 2016 | — | Good |