Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,074.37
+£8412024/25
Staff costs % of income
73.0%
+6.1ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
4.4%
−2.1ppof income
In-year balance
-1.4%
+1.3ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.4%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.7% of income.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.4% of income.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good13 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,465
Capacity
1,475 (99%)
Free school meals
19.5%
English additional lang.
4.2%
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.
84.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.3
Mean salary
£55,222
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25 · 1,143 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 | £9.0m | £8.7m | £6.6m | 73.3% | +£285k | £1.1m | 12.1% | £6,184 |
| 2022/23 | £9.8m | £9.9m | £7.2m | 74.2% | -£100k | £984k | 10.1% | £6,615 |
| 2023/24 | £10.7m | £11.0m | £7.2m | 66.9% | -£291k | £697k | 6.5% | £7,233 |
| 2024/25 | £11.9m | £12.1m | £8.7m | 73.0% | -£165k | £521k | 4.4% | £8,074 |
Teaching staff
£7.7m
64% of spend
Support staff
£0
0% of spend
Premises
£863k
7% of spend
Other costs
£2.5m
21% 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 | —* | 47.3 | 69.5% | 51.8% | 44.2% | — | 226 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 17.4 | £40,771 | 6.3% | 0.0% | 5.6 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 17.5 | £41,060 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 5.4 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 18.0 | £43,486 | 14.1% | 0.0% | 5.5 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 16.9 | £48,794 | 12.1% | 0.0% | 4.0 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 84.7 | 17.3 | £55,222 | —% | 0.0% | — | 13.1 | 15 |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 12.5% | 4.6% | 0.5% | 971 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 12.7% | 4.8% | 0.4% | 997 |
| 2015/16 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 8.1% | 3.6% | 0.3% | 1,012 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 9.6% | 4.1% | 0.3% | 1,022 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 12.1% | 4.6% | 0.3% | 1,043 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 10.9% | 4.2% | 0.6% | 1,066 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 13.5% | 4.1% | 0.9% | 1,108 |
| 2021/22 | 8.9% | 7.1% | +1.8pp | 26.1% | 7.6% | 1.3% | 1,129 |
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% | +0.8pp | 20.6% | 6.0% | 1.6% | 1,148 |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% | +1.9pp | 22.3% | 6.9% | 1.6% | 1,143 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 17.9% | 6.3% | 1.6% | 1,143 |
13 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 2017 | — | Outstanding |