Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£9,040.42
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
58.2%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
12.3%
of income
In-year balance
+13.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.6%.
Elevated: turnover 22.3%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.9%.
11 June 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,299
Capacity
1,160 (112%)
Free school meals
35.4%
English additional lang.
27.6%
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.
74.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£49,602
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.9%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
34.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25 · 1,354 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 | £10.1m | £9.2m | £6.4m | 63.1% | +£932k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,971 |
| 2022/23 | £11.2m | £10.0m | £6.9m | 61.1% | +£1.3m | £1.3m | 11.2% | £8,446 |
| 2023/24 | £12.1m | £10.4m | £7.0m | 58.2% | +£1.7m | £1.5m | 12.3% | £9,040 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
46% of spend
Support staff
£1.6m
15% of spend
Premises
£2.6m
25% of spend
Other costs
£740k
7% 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 | —* | 43.6 | 61.4% | 40.6% | 31.9% | — | 251 |
* 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 | 69.0 | 17.2 | £39,881 | 12.5% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2021/22 | 74.7 | 16.9 | £42,470 | 14.5% | 6.3% | 3.5 |
| 2022/23 | 80.7 | 16.5 | £43,669 | 20.8% | 1.2% | 4.8 |
| 2023/24 | 80.7 | 16.6 | £46,126 | 22.3% | 2.4% | 4.5 |
| 2024/25 | 74.6 | 17.4 | £49,602 | —% | 3.9% | — |
Overall absence
11.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
34.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.7% | 4.4% | +2.3pp | 20.0% | 5.0% | 1.7% | 1,044 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 17.3% | 4.9% | 1.1% | 1,062 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 15.8% | 4.8% | 1.1% | 1,060 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 13.6% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 1,079 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 15.7% | 4.4% | 1.3% | 1,090 |
| 2018/19 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 20.8% | 4.6% | 1.8% | 1,145 |
| 2020/21 | 7.8% | 4.5% | +3.3pp | 21.3% | 6.2% | 1.7% | 1,227 |
| 2021/22 | 10.2% | 7.1% | +3.0pp | 33.8% | 7.6% | 2.6% | 1,324 |
| 2022/23 | 10.8% | 6.8% | +4.0pp | 33.0% | 7.7% | 3.1% | 1,395 |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% | +4.2pp | 31.8% | 7.3% | 3.5% | 1,406 |
| 2024/25 | 11.6% | 6.2% | +5.3pp | 34.0% | 7.6% | 3.9% | 1,354 |
11 June 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2010 | — | Requires improvement |