Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£5,172.05
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
80.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
1.9%
of income
In-year balance
-3.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.3%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.0%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.2% of income.
23 January 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,783
Capacity
1,625 (110%)
Free school meals
26.1%
English additional lang.
4.3%
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.
116.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.3
Mean salary
£50,648
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.2%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25 · 1,635 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 | £10.9m | £11.4m | £9.2m | 84.9% | -£511k | £639k | 5.9% | £6,032 |
| 2022/23 | £12.7m | £13.1m | £10.2m | 80.8% | -£442k | £262k | 2.1% | £6,776 |
| 2023/24 | £9.4m | £9.7m | £7.6m | 80.0% | -£301k | £177k | 1.9% | £5,172 |
Teaching staff
£5.7m
58% of spend
Support staff
£401k
4% of spend
Premises
£498k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.7m
17% 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 | —* | 49.7 | 69.2% | 46.7% | 21.9% | — | 302 |
* 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 | 118.3 | 14.3 | £40,900 | 21.4% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2021/22 | 114.0 | 15.8 | £42,723 | 21.3% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2022/23 | 114.2 | 16.4 | £40,724 | 18.3% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2023/24 | 115.2 | 15.8 | £47,561 | 10.9% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2024/25 | 116.9 | 15.3 | £50,648 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 14.9% | 4.1% | 1.1% | 1,182 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 17.9% | 4.5% | 1.3% | 1,136 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.0% | 4.3% | 1.2% | 1,149 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 13.6% | 4.3% | 1.0% | 1,246 |
| 2017/18 | 6.2% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 16.2% | 4.7% | 1.6% | 1,287 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 16.4% | 4.3% | 1.7% | 1,375 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 13.2% | 3.3% | 1.5% | 1,545 |
| 2021/22 | 10.8% | 7.1% | +3.7pp | 35.6% | 8.2% | 2.7% | 1,590 |
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% | +3.3pp | 30.2% | 6.9% | 3.1% | 1,684 |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% | +3.7pp | 30.9% | 6.6% | 3.7% | 1,652 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 20.2% | 4.2% | 3.3% | 1,635 |
23 January 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar 2018 | — | Good |