Per-pupil income
£6,553.3
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.9%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+11.8%
of income
No active flags for this school.
16 April 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
809
Capacity
1,510 (54%)
Free school meals
23.6%
English additional lang.
52.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–19
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.
34.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
23.8
Mean salary
£43,884
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.9%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 802 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 | £1.6m | £1.5m | £1.0m | 61.7% | +£173k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,682 |
| 2022/23 | £2.6m | £2.8m | £2.1m | 78.8% | -£168k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,949 |
| 2023/24 | £3.9m | £3.4m | £2.8m | 71.9% | +£455k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,553 |
Teaching staff
£2.4m
71% of spend
Support staff
£287k
8% of spend
Premises
£25k
1% of spend
Other costs
£610k
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 0 |
* 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 14.0 | 12.1 | £41,334 | 14.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 14.0 | 26.8 | £42,012 | 35.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 23.6 | 25.0 | £44,786 | 33.9% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2024/25 | 34.0 | 23.8 | £43,884 | —% | 2.9% | — |
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 6.6% | 7.1% | -0.5pp | 18.3% | 5.3% | 1.3% | 153 |
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% | +0.4pp | 20.5% | 5.2% | 1.9% | 346 |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% | +0.9pp | 25.1% | 5.0% | 2.5% | 578 |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% | +0.7pp | 18.9% | 4.9% | 2.0% | 802 |
16 April 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding