Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,934.26
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
79.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+9.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.8%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
19 March 2024 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,499
Capacity
1,800 (83%)
Free school meals
27.1%
English additional lang.
5.7%
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.
96.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.6
Mean salary
£52,795
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
2024/25 · 1,307 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 | £8.5m | £7.1m | 70.8% | +£1.6m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,640 |
| 2022/23 | £10.5m | £9.5m | £7.6m | 72.4% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,850 |
| 2023/24 | £10.4m | £9.5m | £8.3m | 79.8% | +£973k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,934 |
Teaching staff
£7.0m
74% of spend
Support staff
£1.1m
11% of spend
Premises
£81k
1% of spend
Other costs
£1.1m
11% 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 | —* | 42.0 | 60.9% | 40.3% | 57.1% | — | 238 |
* 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 | 92.2 | 16.4 | £44,535 | 13.3% | 2.1% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 92.6 | 16.4 | £44,319 | 10.5% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 92.1 | 16.7 | £46,888 | 11.9% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2023/24 | 96.9 | 15.5 | £49,426 | 11.3% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2024/25 | 96.2 | 15.6 | £52,795 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 11.6% | 3.0% | 1.6% | 1,304 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.3% | 3.2% | 1.5% | 1,322 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.1% | 3.3% | 1.5% | 1,322 |
| 2016/17 | 7.4% | 4.6% | +2.8pp | 18.3% | 4.2% | 3.2% | 1,320 |
| 2017/18 | 7.2% | 4.8% | +2.4pp | 19.7% | 4.4% | 2.8% | 1,311 |
| 2018/19 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 16.5% | 4.4% | 2.4% | 1,312 |
| 2020/21 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 13.8% | 3.6% | 1.3% | 1,264 |
| 2021/22 | 9.4% | 7.1% | +2.2pp | 27.4% | 6.1% | 3.3% | 1,287 |
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% | +2.3pp | 24.3% | 5.9% | 3.2% | 1,312 |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% | +3.6pp | 27.2% | 5.4% | 4.8% | 1,305 |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% | +3.9pp | 24.5% | 5.2% | 4.9% | 1,307 |
19 March 2024 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2018 | URN 113902 | Inadequate |