Flags
3
3 high
Per-pupil income
£3,199.25
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
76.9%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-11.1%
of income
In-year balance
-12.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 6.1% of income.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 12.6% of income.
13 September 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
754
Capacity
751 (100%)
Free school meals
18.2%
English additional lang.
10.9%
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.
38.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.5
Mean salary
£48,754
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.7%
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25 · 771 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 | £5.2m | £4.9m | £3.6m | 69.9% | +£262k | £434k | 8.3% | £6,887 |
| 2022/23 | £5.4m | £5.5m | £4.0m | 73.7% | -£56k | £378k | 7.0% | £7,303 |
| 2023/24 | £5.6m | £5.9m | £4.3m | 77.0% | -£341k | £37k | 0.7% | £7,311 |
| 2024/25 | £2.4m | £2.7m | £1.9m | 76.9% | -£304k | -£267k | -11.1% | £3,199 |
Teaching staff
£1.2m
44% of spend
Support staff
£342k
13% of spend
Premises
£124k
5% of spend
Other costs
£739k
27% 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 | —* | 45.1 | 72.4% | 45.4% | 19.7% | — | 152 |
* 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 | 44.2 | 17.6 | £39,858 | 9.1% | 2.2% | 2.8 |
| 2021/22 | 48.0 | 15.7 | £41,298 | 30.4% | 0.0% | 9.6 |
| 2022/23 | 45.9 | 16.2 | £42,600 | 30.3% | 0.0% | 10.5 |
| 2023/24 | 44.2 | 17.2 | £43,689 | 21.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 38.8 | 19.5 | £48,754 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 12.8% | 3.8% | 1.0% | 522 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.9% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 536 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 9.8% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 522 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 14.1% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 582 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 17.1% | 4.8% | 1.1% | 643 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 15.6% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 701 |
| 2020/21 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 17.0% | 5.8% | 1.0% | 790 |
| 2021/22 | 11.2% | 7.1% | +4.0pp | 35.9% | 8.3% | 2.9% | 789 |
| 2022/23 | 12.0% | 6.8% | +5.2pp | 33.8% | 7.2% | 4.8% | 776 |
| 2023/24 | 12.1% | 6.6% | +5.5pp | 31.8% | 7.7% | 4.4% | 786 |
| 2024/25 | 10.6% | 6.2% | +4.4pp | 27.1% | 6.7% | 3.9% | 771 |
13 September 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 2013 | URN 113502 | Good |