Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,965.59
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.9%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
1.5%
of income
In-year balance
+5.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.
10 May 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,280
Capacity
1,400 (91%)
Free school meals
22.2%
English additional lang.
6.6%
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.
77.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.6
Mean salary
£49,044
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 1,226 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 | £6.7m | 73.5% | +£505k | £110k | 1.2% | £6,619 |
| 2022/23 | £9.6m | £8.8m | £7.2m | 75.4% | +£776k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,904 |
| 2023/24 | £10.7m | £10.1m | £8.0m | 74.9% | +£536k | £164k | 1.5% | £7,966 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
55% of spend
Support staff
£895k
9% of spend
Premises
£530k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.6m
16% 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 | —* | 48.0 | 68.4% | 55.2% | 44.0% | — | 250 |
* 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 | 86.0 | 15.9 | £40,784 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2021/22 | 84.7 | 16.2 | £41,298 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2022/23 | 82.3 | 16.9 | £40,621 | 6.1% | 3.5% | 2.1 |
| 2023/24 | 83.1 | 16.1 | £43,579 | 14.1% | 1.2% | 7.0 |
| 2024/25 | 77.1 | 16.6 | £49,044 | —% | 1.3% | — |
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.9% | 4.4% | -0.5pp | 7.3% | 3.4% | 0.5% | 1,048 |
| 2014/15 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 7.6% | 3.3% | 0.7% | 1,038 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 8.3% | 3.4% | 0.7% | 1,015 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 10.7% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 1,070 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 13.6% | 4.1% | 1.2% | 1,070 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 14.8% | 4.0% | 1.5% | 1,099 |
| 2020/21 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 16.6% | 4.4% | 1.6% | 1,235 |
| 2021/22 | 10.2% | 7.1% | +3.1pp | 32.8% | 7.6% | 2.6% | 1,253 |
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% | +4.1pp | 32.1% | 6.4% | 4.5% | 1,336 |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% | +3.5pp | 31.0% | 6.5% | 3.6% | 1,292 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 6.2% | +0.8pp | 18.7% | 4.9% | 2.2% | 1,226 |
10 May 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 2012 | URN 112037 | Good |