Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,364.58
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+10.3%
of income
Elevated: turnover 33.9%.
21 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
966
Capacity
1,100 (88%)
Free school meals
23.9%
English additional lang.
14.6%
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.
62.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.5
Mean salary
£51,547
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.6%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 945 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 | £5.4m | £5.0m | £4.0m | 74.6% | +£413k | £0 | 0.0% | £5,860 |
| 2022/23 | £6.3m | £5.9m | £4.7m | 75.1% | +£397k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,607 |
| 2023/24 | £7.1m | £6.3m | £5.3m | 75.6% | +£730k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,365 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
69% of spend
Support staff
£776k
12% of spend
Premises
£33k
1% of spend
Other costs
£961k
15% 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 | —* | 44.3 | 66.3% | 41.1% | 42.3% | — | 175 |
* 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 | 57.2 | 15.6 | £43,015 | 19.9% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2021/22 | 59.0 | 15.7 | £41,310 | 21.4% | 3.3% | 7.6 |
| 2022/23 | 57.1 | 16.6 | £44,662 | 22.1% | 3.4% | 9.2 |
| 2023/24 | 65.4 | 14.7 | £49,139 | 33.9% | 1.5% | 7.6 |
| 2024/25 | 62.2 | 15.5 | £51,547 | —% | 1.6% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 17.1% | 3.4% | 2.5% | 563 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 16.4% | 3.5% | 2.3% | 581 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 17.5% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 658 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 9.9% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 735 |
| 2017/18 | 4.4% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 11.3% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 804 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 16.8% | 2.3% | 3.2% | 852 |
| 2020/21 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 13.8% | 3.4% | 2.2% | 886 |
| 2021/22 | 10.2% | 7.1% | +3.1pp | 27.9% | 5.9% | 4.3% | 912 |
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% | +3.4pp | 29.5% | 6.0% | 4.3% | 930 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 26.5% | 5.8% | 3.5% | 928 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 23.9% | 5.3% | 2.6% | 945 |
21 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 2018 | — | Outstanding |