Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,830.81
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
79.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-0.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
10 July 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
1,403
Capacity
1,668 (84%)
Free school meals
20.6%
English additional lang.
5.2%
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.
92.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.2
Mean salary
£53,043
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.
23.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.7%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25 · 1,269 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 | £9.1m | £8.6m | £7.1m | 78.2% | +£557k | £0 | 0.0% | £5,928 |
| 2022/23 | £10.7m | £8.9m | £7.4m | 69.3% | +£1.8m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,097 |
| 2023/24 | £9.9m | £9.9m | £7.8m | 79.0% | -£3k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,831 |
Teaching staff
£6.2m
62% of spend
Support staff
£971k
10% of spend
Premises
£410k
4% of spend
Other costs
£1.7m
17% 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 | —* | 42.8 | 56.1% | 29.9% | 18.9% | — | 244 |
* 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 | 102.2 | 15.1 | £40,854 | 7.5% | 0.0% | 2.2 |
| 2021/22 | 97.2 | 15.8 | £43,110 | 14.8% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2022/23 | 95.3 | 15.8 | £42,561 | 15.4% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 94.7 | 15.3 | £40,426 | 13.9% | 0.0% | 9.8 |
| 2024/25 | 92.3 | 15.2 | £53,043 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 11.5% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 1,316 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 12.1% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 1,335 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.9% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 1,342 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 9.5% | 3.2% | 1.1% | 1,348 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 10.4% | 3.2% | 1.4% | 1,335 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 10.3% | 3.4% | 1.4% | 1,326 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 13.0% | 3.5% | 1.3% | 1,314 |
| 2021/22 | 8.5% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 26.1% | 6.5% | 2.0% | 1,306 |
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% | +1.7pp | 21.7% | 5.3% | 3.2% | 1,319 |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% | +1.7pp | 21.1% | 5.0% | 3.3% | 1,307 |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% | +3.3pp | 23.8% | 5.7% | 3.8% | 1,269 |
10 July 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2008 | URN 126460 | Outstanding |