Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,169.98
+£3722024/25
Staff costs % of income
71.8%
+2.2ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
10.2%
−0.1ppof income
In-year balance
+4.1%
+0.3ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
Elevated: turnover 22.2%.
Elevated: turnover 16.9%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good8 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,020
Capacity
1,125 (91%)
Free school meals
21.6%
English additional lang.
2.7%
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.
64.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.9
Mean salary
£49,408
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 876 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 | £6.5m | £6.4m | £4.5m | 68.8% | +£171k | £973k | 14.9% | £6,340 |
| 2022/23 | £7.3m | £7.2m | £5.1m | 69.1% | +£143k | £826k | 11.3% | £7,115 |
| 2023/24 | £8.0m | £7.7m | £5.5m | 69.5% | +£300k | £819k | 10.3% | £7,798 |
| 2024/25 | £8.2m | £7.9m | £5.9m | 71.8% | +£335k | £835k | 10.2% | £8,170 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
56% of spend
Support staff
£1.0m
13% of spend
Premises
£297k
4% of spend
Other costs
£1.7m
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 | —* | 52.6 | 77.2% | 59.9% | 34.7% | — | 167 |
* 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 | — | 16.9 | £40,155 | 22.2% | 1.6% | 3.2 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 17.9 | £40,068 | 16.9% | 1.7% | 0.0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 16.4 | £44,161 | 6.1% | 0.0% | 3.7 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 15.8 | £43,701 | 6.9% | 0.0% | 2.2 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 64.2 | 15.9 | £49,408 | —% | 0.0% | — | 3.3 | 5 |
Overall absence
6.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 12.5% | 4.2% | 1.0% | 738 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 11.0% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 773 |
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 8.7% | 3.3% | 0.7% | 786 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 10.0% | 3.7% | 0.7% | 811 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 9.7% | 3.8% | 0.8% | 825 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 9.3% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 863 |
| 2020/21 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 17.7% | 4.4% | 1.2% | 876 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +1.0pp | 23.2% | 6.5% | 1.6% | 884 |
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% | -0.9pp | 14.6% | 4.3% | 1.6% | 891 |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% | +1.0pp | 19.7% | 5.1% | 2.4% | 877 |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% | +0.5pp | 16.1% | 4.8% | 2.0% | 876 |
8 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 2012 | — | Outstanding |