Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,296.61
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
41.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+8.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 16.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 16.4%.
17 November 2021 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
593
Capacity
360 (165%)
Free school meals
27.9%
English additional lang.
5.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 14–19
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.
19.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
30.3
Mean salary
£52,135
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
16.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
42.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
9.3%
Unauthorised absence
7.0%
2024/25 · 176 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 | £3.4m | £3.4m | £1.4m | 41.0% | +£22k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,391 |
| 2022/23 | £3.7m | £3.7m | £1.4m | 38.4% | +£6k | -£490k | -13.3% | £6,333 |
| 2023/24 | £4.3m | £4.0m | £1.8m | 41.8% | +£350k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,297 |
Teaching staff
£1.2m
31% of spend
Support staff
£407k
10% of spend
Premises
£22k
1% of spend
Other costs
£2.1m
54% 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 | —* | 31.2 | 45.6% | 17.7% | 0.0% | — | 79 |
* 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 | 21.2 | 25.7 | £38,069 | 17.0% | 0.0% | 1.0 |
| 2021/22 | 18.4 | 29.0 | £41,602 | 33.1% | 0.0% | 15.1 |
| 2022/23 | 14.7 | 39.7 | £47,041 | 8.8% | 6.4% | 8.0 |
| 2023/24 | 15.6 | 37.8 | £49,028 | 13.3% | 6.0% | 5.7 |
| 2024/25 | 19.6 | 30.3 | £52,135 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
16.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
42.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
9.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.0%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 10.1% | 4.5% | +5.7pp | 26.9% | 7.3% | 2.9% | 78 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 16.2% | 4.1% | 1.8% | 142 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 11.2% | 3.9% | 1.2% | 134 |
| 2018/19 | 7.6% | 4.6% | +3.0pp | 21.6% | 5.2% | 2.4% | 139 |
| 2020/21 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 22.9% | 5.3% | 2.0% | 175 |
| 2021/22 | 15.4% | 7.1% | +8.3pp | 52.4% | 8.9% | 6.5% | 170 |
| 2022/23 | 17.5% | 6.8% | +10.7pp | 52.9% | 8.7% | 8.8% | 191 |
| 2023/24 | 16.8% | 6.6% | +10.3pp | 43.7% | 9.0% | 7.8% | 183 |
| 2024/25 | 16.4% | 6.2% | +10.1pp | 42.6% | 9.3% | 7.0% | 176 |
17 November 2021 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 2017 | — | Requires improvement |