Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£6,965.15
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+2.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.4%.
27 April 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,059
Capacity
1,340 (79%)
Free school meals
23.9%
English additional lang.
3.0%
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.
59.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.8
Mean salary
£48,114
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 975 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 | £5.5m | £5.2m | £4.0m | 73.0% | +£309k | £460k | 8.4% | £6,216 |
| 2022/23 | £6.2m | £5.9m | £4.5m | 72.7% | +£331k | £543k | 8.7% | £6,536 |
| 2023/24 | £7.2m | £7.0m | £5.2m | 72.0% | +£186k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,965 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
56% of spend
Support staff
£692k
10% of spend
Premises
£337k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.5m
21% 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 | —* | 39.6 | 48.1% | 29.6% | 29.0% | — | 162 |
* 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 | 48.7 | 17.0 | £42,921 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 2.0 |
| 2021/22 | 53.2 | 16.5 | £42,196 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2022/23 | 56.0 | 17.1 | £44,677 | 18.3% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2023/24 | 57.6 | 17.9 | £45,817 | 15.3% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2024/25 | 59.4 | 17.8 | £48,114 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.1% | 4.4% | +2.8pp | 19.1% | 6.0% | 1.2% | 871 |
| 2014/15 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 18.4% | 6.0% | 1.5% | 817 |
| 2015/16 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 15.2% | 5.2% | 1.6% | 743 |
| 2016/17 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 15.3% | 5.3% | 1.3% | 752 |
| 2017/18 | 7.7% | 4.8% | +2.9pp | 17.6% | 6.2% | 1.4% | 717 |
| 2018/19 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.4pp | 18.2% | 5.3% | 1.7% | 670 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 15.2% | 3.5% | 1.9% | 746 |
| 2021/22 | 11.3% | 7.1% | +4.1pp | 31.7% | 7.5% | 3.7% | 815 |
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% | +4.4pp | 27.7% | 7.5% | 3.7% | 888 |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% | +3.6pp | 27.4% | 7.6% | 2.5% | 940 |
| 2024/25 | 10.4% | 6.2% | +4.2pp | 27.4% | 7.8% | 2.6% | 975 |
27 April 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar 2018 | — | Requires improvement |