Flags
5
4 high
Per-pupil income
£17,890.17
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
85.2%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-14.7%
of income
Elevated: turnover 25.8%, sickness 11.4 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.6%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 85.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 14.7% of income.
Elevated: sickness 9.0 days.
15 May 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
194
Capacity
201 (97%)
Free school meals
29.8%
English additional lang.
8.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 2–19
Your school compared against 30 similar other 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.
29.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
6.5
Mean salary
£48,638
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
9.1%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25 · 171 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 | £4.5m | £4.2m | £3.5m | 76.5% | +£339k | £482k | 10.6% | £29,026 |
| 2022/23 | £5.1m | £4.9m | £4.0m | 79.3% | +£145k | £524k | 10.3% | £30,872 |
| 2023/24 | £3.1m | £3.5m | £2.6m | 85.2% | -£454k | £0 | 0.0% | £17,890 |
Teaching staff
£1.1m
30% of spend
Support staff
£1.3m
36% of spend
Premises
£140k
4% of spend
Other costs
£771k
22% 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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 8 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 22.3 | 6.7 | £41,591 | 30.0% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2021/22 | 19.7 | 7.9 | £44,501 | 14.2% | 0.0% | 9.0 |
| 2022/23 | 26.4 | 6.2 | £41,753 | 25.8% | 0.0% | 11.4 |
| 2023/24 | 25.3 | 6.8 | £42,658 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2024/25 | 29.8 | 6.5 | £48,638 | —% | 3.2% | — |
Overall absence
10.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
9.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.7% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 14.5% | 5.3% | 0.3% | 83 |
| 2014/15 | 7.6% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 21.9% | 6.6% | 0.9% | 82 |
| 2015/16 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 17.8% | 6.8% | 0.4% | 73 |
| 2016/17 | 7.8% | 4.6% | +3.3pp | 26.6% | 7.4% | 0.4% | 79 |
| 2017/18 | 10.5% | 4.8% | +5.8pp | 25.3% | 10.1% | 0.4% | 87 |
| 2018/19 | 8.6% | 4.6% | +3.9pp | 27.6% | 8.2% | 0.4% | 98 |
| 2020/21 | 15.2% | 4.5% | +10.7pp | 50.8% | 14.7% | 0.5% | 124 |
| 2021/22 | 12.9% | 7.1% | +5.8pp | 45.5% | 12.4% | 0.6% | 143 |
| 2022/23 | 11.9% | 6.8% | +5.1pp | 41.4% | 10.9% | 1.0% | 145 |
| 2023/24 | 12.6% | 6.6% | +6.1pp | 38.0% | 10.4% | 2.2% | 158 |
| 2024/25 | 10.0% | 6.2% | +3.8pp | 32.8% | 9.1% | 0.9% | 171 |
15 May 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 2011 | URN 126551 | Requires improvement |