Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,023.14
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.8%
of income
In-year balance
+9.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.4%.
29 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,183
Capacity
1,050 (113%)
Free school meals
25.8%
English additional lang.
19.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
65.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.0
Mean salary
£49,287
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25 · 773 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 | £7.7m | £7.8m | £5.2m | 67.5% | -£61k | £237k | 3.1% | £6,491 |
| 2022/23 | £8.4m | £7.8m | £5.8m | 68.5% | +£679k | £194k | 2.3% | £7,182 |
| 2023/24 | £9.4m | £8.5m | £6.1m | 65.6% | +£866k | £72k | 0.8% | £8,023 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
52% of spend
Support staff
£986k
12% of spend
Premises
£392k
5% of spend
Other costs
£2.0m
23% 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 | —* | 54.6 | 76.4% | 60.1% | 43.2% | — | 148 |
* 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 | 68.8 | 16.6 | £43,796 | 9.6% | 2.8% | 3.8 |
| 2021/22 | 78.8 | 15.1 | £43,674 | 12.7% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2022/23 | 77.9 | 15.1 | £46,559 | 19.8% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2023/24 | 70.6 | 16.5 | £49,885 | 24.6% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2024/25 | 65.7 | 18.0 | £49,287 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 13.1% | 4.6% | 0.6% | 579 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.4% | 4.6% | 0.2% | 589 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.9% | 4.8% | 0.5% | 597 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 12.8% | 4.8% | 0.3% | 608 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 13.4% | 5.1% | 0.4% | 649 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 16.3% | 4.9% | 0.7% | 681 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 10.0% | 4.0% | 0.4% | 743 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 26.0% | 7.3% | 0.8% | 773 |
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% | +2.0pp | 28.4% | 7.2% | 1.7% | 774 |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% | +1.8pp | 23.6% | 6.2% | 2.1% | 777 |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% | +2.2pp | 23.3% | 6.2% | 2.3% | 773 |
29 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 2016 | — | Outstanding |