Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,309.19
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.4%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
11.6%
of income
In-year balance
+0.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.7%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement3 December 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
879
Capacity
1,050 (84%)
Free school meals
18.7%
English additional lang.
2.4%
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.
53.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£50,513
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.7%
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
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
4.6%
2024/25 · 903 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 | £5.7m | £5.8m | £4.5m | 79.0% | -£88k | £537k | 9.4% | £6,044 |
| 2022/23 | £6.5m | £6.2m | £4.8m | 74.7% | +£245k | £831k | 12.9% | £6,831 |
| 2023/24 | £6.8m | £6.7m | £5.2m | 76.4% | +£27k | £786k | 11.6% | £7,309 |
Teaching staff
£3.5m
53% of spend
Support staff
£779k
12% of spend
Premises
£345k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.2m
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 | —* | 43.8 | 62.1% | 39.1% | 75.1% | — | 169 |
* 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 | 49.4 | 18.6 | £41,551 | 10.9% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 53.6 | 17.7 | £39,897 | 20.9% | 0.0% | 9.1 |
| 2022/23 | 55.3 | 17.1 | £42,496 | 32.2% | 0.0% | 8.1 |
| 2023/24 | 52.4 | 17.7 | £46,432 | 18.7% | 3.7% | 7.4 |
| 2024/25 | 53.9 | 16.3 | £50,513 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.7% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 15.6% | 4.7% | 1.0% | 832 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 13.9% | 4.5% | 1.0% | 812 |
| 2015/16 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 16.5% | 4.9% | 1.3% | 842 |
| 2016/17 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 16.2% | 5.0% | 1.3% | 852 |
| 2017/18 | 6.6% | 4.8% | +1.8pp | 20.1% | 5.1% | 1.5% | 891 |
| 2018/19 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 17.3% | 4.7% | 1.9% | 921 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 16.9% | 3.6% | 2.1% | 944 |
| 2021/22 | 11.2% | 7.1% | +4.0pp | 38.0% | 7.8% | 3.4% | 960 |
| 2022/23 | 11.0% | 6.8% | +4.2pp | 33.7% | 6.6% | 4.4% | 961 |
| 2023/24 | 11.5% | 6.6% | +4.9pp | 33.3% | 6.9% | 4.6% | 942 |
| 2024/25 | 10.7% | 6.2% | +4.5pp | 26.6% | 6.1% | 4.6% | 903 |
3 December 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 2022 | — | Requires improvement |