Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,521.87
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: 11.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.0%.
Elevated: turnover 20.8%.
28 April 2015 · Academy First Section 5
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
346
Capacity
350 (99%)
Free school meals
13.4%
English additional lang.
0.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–17
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.
23.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.8
Mean salary
£49,595
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
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.
25.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 209 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 | £4.6m | £4.0m | £3.1m | 66.3% | +£616k | £141k | 3.0% | £13,662 |
| 2022/23 | £4.8m | £4.3m | £3.1m | 65.1% | +£450k | £315k | 6.6% | £14,032 |
| 2023/24 | £2.9m | £0 | £0 | —% | +£2.9m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,522 |
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 | —* | 44.0 | 51.5% | 35.3% | 0.0% | — | 68 |
* 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 | 22.4 | 15.1 | £43,146 | 14.7% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2021/22 | 22.9 | 14.9 | £44,784 | 18.3% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2022/23 | 24.1 | 14.1 | £44,167 | 10.8% | 0.0% | 10.0 |
| 2023/24 | 24.1 | 14.2 | £47,592 | 20.8% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2024/25 | 23.4 | 14.8 | £49,595 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 8.5% | 4.7% | 0.2% | 47 |
| 2014/15 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 22.2% | 6.4% | 0.6% | 81 |
| 2015/16 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 17.9% | 5.7% | 0.5% | 123 |
| 2016/17 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 19.3% | 5.1% | 1.2% | 161 |
| 2017/18 | 8.0% | 4.8% | +3.2pp | 25.9% | 6.5% | 1.5% | 185 |
| 2018/19 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 16.0% | 6.0% | 0.5% | 200 |
| 2020/21 | 10.1% | 4.5% | +5.6pp | 36.7% | 8.9% | 1.2% | 215 |
| 2021/22 | 9.7% | 7.1% | +2.5pp | 29.2% | 7.9% | 1.8% | 209 |
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% | +2.8pp | 27.6% | 7.1% | 2.5% | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 11.0% | 6.6% | +4.4pp | 30.3% | 8.7% | 2.3% | 211 |
| 2024/25 | 10.0% | 6.2% | +3.8pp | 25.8% | 7.8% | 2.2% | 209 |
28 April 2015 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 2012 | URN 123903 | Requires improvement |