Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,710.49
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+16.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.8%.
Elevated: turnover 16.2%.
7 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
736
Free school meals
39.0%
English additional lang.
21.5%
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.
40.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.4
Mean salary
£50,681
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 784 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 | £5.5m | £4.5m | £3.4m | 62.7% | +£1.0m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,638 |
| 2022/23 | £5.6m | £4.9m | £3.6m | 64.4% | +£726k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,186 |
| 2023/24 | £5.9m | £4.9m | £3.9m | 66.0% | +£962k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,710 |
Teaching staff
£2.5m
51% of spend
Support staff
£925k
19% of spend
Premises
£103k
2% of spend
Other costs
£937k
19% 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 | —* | 38.7 | 58.9% | 31.5% | 14.5% | — | 124 |
* 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 | 45.4 | 17.0 | £42,518 | 19.1% | 6.2% | 9.4 |
| 2021/22 | 43.3 | 16.5 | £41,413 | 39.5% | 0.0% | 8.9 |
| 2022/23 | 35.8 | 19.1 | £43,635 | 14.0% | 12.3% | 3.9 |
| 2023/24 | 41.3 | 16.4 | £47,577 | 16.2% | 2.4% | 4.3 |
| 2024/25 | 40.0 | 18.4 | £50,681 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 16.0% | 4.2% | 1.4% | 918 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 16.2% | 4.2% | 1.4% | 919 |
| 2015/16 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 16.9% | 4.0% | 2.1% | 918 |
| 2016/17 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 18.3% | 3.8% | 2.5% | 913 |
| 2017/18 | 6.2% | 4.8% | +1.4pp | 18.0% | 3.7% | 2.5% | 887 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 17.5% | 3.8% | 2.3% | 879 |
| 2020/21 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 22.4% | 5.2% | 2.3% | 813 |
| 2021/22 | 12.4% | 7.1% | +5.2pp | 36.8% | 8.3% | 4.1% | 774 |
| 2022/23 | 11.8% | 6.8% | +5.0pp | 34.5% | 7.6% | 4.2% | 743 |
| 2023/24 | 11.6% | 6.6% | +5.1pp | 32.3% | 7.5% | 4.2% | 736 |
| 2024/25 | 10.5% | 6.2% | +4.3pp | 28.4% | 8.0% | 2.5% | 784 |
7 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Nov 2017 | URN 137840 | Requires improvement |