Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,936.6
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.4%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+21.4%
of income
Elevated: turnover 22.3%, vacancy rate 3.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 5.0%.
11 June 2013 · Academy First Section 5
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,026
Capacity
1,050 (98%)
Free school meals
33.3%
English additional lang.
18.4%
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.
56.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.2
Mean salary
£48,292
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
5.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25 · 1,073 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 | £6.9m | £6.1m | £4.8m | 69.1% | +£860k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,872 |
| 2022/23 | £7.7m | £6.3m | £5.0m | 65.1% | +£1.5m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,579 |
| 2023/24 | £8.3m | £6.5m | £5.5m | 66.4% | +£1.8m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,937 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
53% of spend
Support staff
£1.5m
23% of spend
Premises
£148k
2% of spend
Other costs
£862k
13% 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 | —* | 47.6 | 63.3% | 42.6% | 15.4% | — | 188 |
* 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 | 47.7 | 19.9 | £37,906 | 16.1% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2021/22 | 61.6 | 16.3 | £38,645 | 20.8% | 0.0% | 8.9 |
| 2022/23 | 53.8 | 19.0 | £42,090 | 17.1% | 3.6% | 3.6 |
| 2023/24 | 58.1 | 17.9 | £43,598 | 22.3% | 3.3% | 6.4 |
| 2024/25 | 56.5 | 18.2 | £48,292 | —% | 5.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 9.4% | 4.4% | +5.0pp | 29.1% | 5.8% | 3.6% | 659 |
| 2014/15 | 8.7% | 4.5% | +4.2pp | 26.8% | 5.8% | 2.9% | 582 |
| 2015/16 | 7.4% | 4.5% | +2.9pp | 24.3% | 5.2% | 2.2% | 610 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 14.3% | 3.5% | 1.7% | 600 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 17.0% | 3.9% | 2.0% | 699 |
| 2018/19 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 18.8% | 4.5% | 1.9% | 868 |
| 2020/21 | 7.9% | 4.5% | +3.4pp | 23.7% | 6.0% | 2.0% | 1,017 |
| 2021/22 | 11.5% | 7.1% | +4.3pp | 34.5% | 8.4% | 3.0% | 1,078 |
| 2022/23 | 10.8% | 6.8% | +4.0pp | 31.2% | 6.8% | 4.0% | 1,094 |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% | +3.4pp | 25.3% | 6.5% | 3.4% | 1,084 |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% | +3.3pp | 26.6% | 6.3% | 3.2% | 1,073 |
11 June 2013 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 2008 | URN 109314 | Requires improvement |