Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,386.58
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+0.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
11 July 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
940
Capacity
1,000 (94%)
Free school meals
39.1%
English additional lang.
43.6%
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.
54.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.2
Mean salary
£50,065
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25 · 1,003 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 | £5.3m | £4.2m | 74.2% | +£406k | £497k | 8.7% | £6,939 |
| 2022/23 | £6.5m | £6.1m | £4.6m | 71.5% | +£384k | £605k | 9.4% | £7,473 |
| 2023/24 | £6.9m | £6.9m | £5.3m | 75.8% | +£44k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,387 |
Teaching staff
£3.6m
52% of spend
Support staff
£1.2m
17% of spend
Premises
£441k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.2m
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 | —* | 37.5 | 45.6% | 29.9% | 30.6% | — | 147 |
* 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 | 52.2 | 15.1 | £40,555 | 14.1% | 0.0% | 8.8 |
| 2021/22 | 50.6 | 16.3 | £40,805 | 9.9% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2022/23 | 53.5 | 16.2 | £40,313 | 16.4% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2023/24 | 51.4 | 18.3 | £44,781 | 8.6% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2024/25 | 54.5 | 17.2 | £50,065 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 16.9% | 4.5% | 0.7% | 892 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 17.3% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 831 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 16.0% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 808 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 17.1% | 5.0% | 0.8% | 784 |
| 2017/18 | 7.3% | 4.8% | +2.5pp | 21.9% | 5.1% | 2.1% | 784 |
| 2018/19 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.6pp | 21.9% | 4.9% | 2.3% | 827 |
| 2020/21 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 20.0% | 5.3% | 1.8% | 831 |
| 2021/22 | 11.6% | 7.1% | +4.4pp | 34.9% | 8.3% | 3.3% | 881 |
| 2022/23 | 11.1% | 6.8% | +4.3pp | 31.4% | 7.5% | 3.6% | 929 |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% | +3.8pp | 33.9% | 5.6% | 4.7% | 1,018 |
| 2024/25 | 9.0% | 6.2% | +2.8pp | 27.7% | 5.3% | 3.8% | 1,003 |
11 July 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 2020 | — | Requires improvement |