Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,206.02
+£2032024/25
Staff costs % of income
71.3%
+3.4ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
17.0%
−0.9ppof income
In-year balance
+5.2%
+0.3ppof income
Elevated: turnover 17.7%.
8 March 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,497
Capacity
1,420 (105%)
Free school meals
13.4%
English additional lang.
8.4%
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.
83.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£52,327
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25 · 1,169 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 | £8.8m | £8.1m | £5.9m | 66.3% | +£735k | £2.2m | 25.1% | £6,098 |
| 2022/23 | £9.8m | £9.0m | £6.5m | 67.1% | +£777k | £2.5m | 25.8% | £6,674 |
| 2023/24 | £10.5m | £10.0m | £7.1m | 67.9% | +£515k | £1.9m | 17.8% | £7,003 |
| 2024/25 | £11.0m | £10.4m | £7.9m | 71.3% | +£575k | £1.9m | 17.0% | £7,206 |
Teaching staff
£6.1m
59% of spend
Support staff
£962k
9% of spend
Premises
£663k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.9m
18% 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 | —* | 57.0 | 79.6% | 60.0% | 67.6% | — | 225 |
* 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 | — | 17.6 | £42,058 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 6.7 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 17.7 | £43,733 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 2.8 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 17.8 | £44,806 | 17.7% | 0.0% | 6.9 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 18.0 | £47,340 | 12.4% | 0.0% | 6.6 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 83.7 | 17.9 | £52,327 | —% | 0.0% | — | 12.7 | 15 |
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 13.3% | 3.7% | 1.3% | 917 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.3% | 4.0% | 1.2% | 902 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 10.0% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 910 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 8.1% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 938 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 7.8% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 999 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 8.1% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 1,052 |
| 2020/21 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 8.8% | 3.4% | 0.6% | 1,147 |
| 2021/22 | 7.3% | 7.1% | +0.2pp | 20.1% | 6.4% | 0.9% | 1,169 |
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% | +0.0pp | 19.1% | 5.8% | 1.0% | 1,174 |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% | +1.3pp | 21.7% | 5.9% | 1.9% | 1,167 |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% | +0.9pp | 18.0% | 4.9% | 2.3% | 1,169 |
8 March 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 2013 | — | Good |