Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,698.2
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-35.5%
of income
In-year balance
-7.0%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 7.0% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good24 September 2024 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
460
Capacity
500 (92%)
Free school meals
23.5%
English additional lang.
3.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 13–19
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.
24.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.2
Mean salary
£48,088
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.
30.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.4%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 254 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 | £2.8m | £2.6m | £1.6m | 58.4% | +£140k | -£820k | -29.6% | £6,199 |
| 2022/23 | £3.1m | £2.9m | £1.8m | 59.1% | +£144k | -£846k | -27.6% | £7,102 |
| 2023/24 | £3.0m | £3.2m | £2.1m | 70.5% | -£209k | -£1.1m | -35.5% | £6,698 |
Teaching staff
£1.6m
50% of spend
Support staff
£163k
5% of spend
Premises
£94k
3% of spend
Other costs
£991k
31% 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 | —* | 42.4 | 67.9% | 30.8% | 11.5% | — | 78 |
* 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 | 18.8 | 23.5 | £41,682 | 5.3% | 0.0% | 1.3 |
| 2021/22 | 21.6 | 20.7 | £42,502 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2022/23 | 23.2 | 18.6 | £44,625 | 25.0% | 4.1% | 1.8 |
| 2023/24 | 23.0 | 19.3 | £46,394 | 21.7% | 4.2% | 3.9 |
| 2024/25 | 24.0 | 19.2 | £48,088 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 14.3% | 3.5% | 1.8% | 147 |
| 2014/15 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 6.4% | 2.9% | 1.0% | 94 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 14.3% | 4.4% | 0.3% | 98 |
| 2016/17 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 10.1% | 3.9% | 0.2% | 129 |
| 2017/18 | 4.2% | 4.8% | -0.6pp | 6.0% | 3.8% | 0.3% | 216 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 9.5% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 241 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.3% | 4.4% | 0.8% | 249 |
| 2021/22 | 10.2% | 7.1% | +3.1pp | 41.3% | 8.5% | 1.7% | 252 |
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% | +2.4pp | 29.5% | 7.0% | 2.2% | 261 |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% | +2.5pp | 31.0% | 7.2% | 1.9% | 255 |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% | +3.3pp | 30.7% | 7.4% | 2.1% | 254 |
24 September 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 2019 | — | Good |