Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,956.15
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
61.3%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+27.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 20.4%, vacancy rate 4.3%, sickness 8.3 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good5 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,278
Capacity
1,400 (91%)
Free school meals
28.1%
English additional lang.
30.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
67.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.0
Mean salary
£51,792
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
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.
25.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.5%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 913 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 | £7.7m | £6.9m | £5.5m | 71.2% | +£829k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,181 |
| 2022/23 | £8.4m | £7.5m | £5.9m | 70.1% | +£895k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,698 |
| 2023/24 | £10.2m | £7.3m | £6.2m | 61.3% | +£2.8m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,956 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
61% of spend
Support staff
£934k
13% of spend
Premises
£248k
3% of spend
Other costs
£856k
12% 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 | —* | 52.1 | 80.0% | 60.0% | 9.4% | — | 160 |
* 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 | 62.4 | 19.4 | £44,029 | 14.7% | 3.1% | 7.7 |
| 2021/22 | 66.9 | 18.7 | £43,847 | 11.4% | 2.9% | 8.2 |
| 2022/23 | 68.0 | 18.3 | £46,293 | 19.0% | 1.4% | 6.5 |
| 2023/24 | 67.6 | 18.9 | £48,310 | 20.4% | 4.3% | 8.3 |
| 2024/25 | 67.1 | 19.0 | £51,792 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 11.2% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 811 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 14.2% | 4.5% | 1.2% | 818 |
| 2015/16 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 18.9% | 5.1% | 1.7% | 820 |
| 2016/17 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 12.5% | 4.0% | 1.5% | 817 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 13.7% | 4.0% | 1.8% | 842 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 14.1% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 851 |
| 2020/21 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 22.2% | 4.5% | 2.5% | 878 |
| 2021/22 | 8.8% | 7.1% | +1.7pp | 28.3% | 5.9% | 2.9% | 887 |
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% | +2.6pp | 26.8% | 5.9% | 3.5% | 912 |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% | +2.1pp | 24.4% | 5.7% | 3.0% | 902 |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% | +3.3pp | 25.9% | 6.5% | 3.0% | 913 |
5 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Nov 2018 | — | Good |