Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,898.5
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.3%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
14.3%
of income
In-year balance
+4.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
22 March 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
826
Capacity
860 (96%)
Free school meals
22.3%
English additional lang.
8.6%
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.
50.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.5
Mean salary
£48,725
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 852 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 | £5.3m | £4.9m | £3.6m | 68.8% | +£369k | £887k | 16.9% | £6,974 |
| 2022/23 | £5.6m | £5.3m | £4.0m | 70.4% | +£335k | £860k | 15.3% | £7,477 |
| 2023/24 | £6.3m | £6.0m | £4.5m | 71.3% | +£286k | £899k | 14.3% | £7,899 |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
52% of spend
Support staff
£835k
14% of spend
Premises
£339k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.2m
20% 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 | —* | 42.8 | 68.0% | 43.3% | 22.0% | — | 150 |
* 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 | 42.1 | 18.1 | £38,329 | 8.1% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2021/22 | 48.5 | 15.6 | £39,382 | 14.0% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2022/23 | 48.1 | 15.6 | £42,478 | 18.3% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2023/24 | 48.5 | 16.5 | £44,959 | 14.2% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2024/25 | 50.2 | 16.5 | £48,725 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 11.7% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 703 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.1% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 739 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.7% | 4.2% | 1.2% | 744 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.6% | 3.9% | 1.5% | 737 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 16.8% | 4.2% | 1.6% | 779 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 14.1% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 792 |
| 2020/21 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 17.5% | 4.2% | 2.0% | 777 |
| 2021/22 | 10.6% | 7.1% | +3.5pp | 30.8% | 7.6% | 3.0% | 775 |
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% | +2.8pp | 25.6% | 5.8% | 3.8% | 773 |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% | +2.3pp | 24.4% | 6.1% | 2.7% | 814 |
| 2024/25 | 9.0% | 6.2% | +2.8pp | 21.4% | 5.5% | 3.5% | 852 |
22 March 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 2019 | — | Requires improvement |