Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,219.84
+£4462024/25
Staff costs % of income
72.4%
+0.3ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
−4.5ppof income
In-year balance
+6.0%
+3.6ppof income
Elevated: turnover 17.0%.
Elevated: turnover 24.6%.
Elevated: turnover 19.5%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good19 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,082
Capacity
1,150 (94%)
Free school meals
4.2%
English additional lang.
12.3%
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.
58.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.5
Mean salary
£52,397
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
10.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.2%
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
2024/25 · 788 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 | £6.3m | £6.2m | £4.9m | 77.0% | +£170k | £227k | 3.6% | £5,212 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £6.8m | £5.2m | 69.6% | +£754k | £504k | 6.7% | £6,129 |
| 2023/24 | £8.0m | £7.8m | £5.8m | 72.1% | +£193k | £358k | 4.5% | £6,774 |
| 2024/25 | £8.1m | £7.6m | £5.8m | 72.4% | +£485k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,220 |
Teaching staff
£4.6m
60% of spend
Support staff
£390k
5% of spend
Premises
£496k
7% of spend
Other costs
£1.2m
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 | —* | 73.9 | 100.0% | 98.1% | 40.9% | — | 159 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 18.7 | £39,602 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 0.0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 19.6 | £39,125 | 17.0% | 0.0% | 6.5 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 21.3 | £43,378 | 24.6% | 0.0% | 3.2 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 17.9 | £49,625 | 19.5% | 0.0% | 7.9 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 58.4 | 18.5 | £52,397 | —% | 0.0% | — | 6.2 | 8 |
Overall absence
4.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
10.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.1% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 11.1% | 3.9% | 0.2% | 615 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 12.7% | 4.4% | 0.2% | 622 |
| 2015/16 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 6.0% | 3.5% | 0.2% | 628 |
| 2016/17 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 5.4% | 3.6% | 0.3% | 666 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 8.0% | 4.2% | 0.4% | 690 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 7.6% | 4.1% | 0.3% | 723 |
| 2020/21 | 2.9% | 4.5% | -1.6pp | 3.9% | 2.7% | 0.2% | 791 |
| 2021/22 | 6.3% | 7.1% | -0.9pp | 14.5% | 5.7% | 0.5% | 793 |
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% | -1.2pp | 13.7% | 5.1% | 0.5% | 798 |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% | -1.3pp | 11.0% | 4.7% | 0.5% | 799 |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% | -1.6pp | 10.2% | 4.2% | 0.5% | 788 |
19 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 2013 | — | Outstanding |