Flags
5
4 high
Per-pupil income
£7,627.52
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
84.2%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-52.0%
of income
In-year balance
-15.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.3%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 84.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 15.1% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.2%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement19 November 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
647
Capacity
1,200 (54%)
Free school meals
44.4%
English additional lang.
17.2%
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.
47.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.7
Mean salary
£49,451
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.5%
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25 · 700 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 | £3.8m | £4.2m | £2.9m | 75.4% | -£450k | -£1.1m | -28.3% | £8,328 |
| 2022/23 | £4.1m | £4.5m | £3.2m | 78.4% | -£441k | -£1.7m | -40.9% | £8,153 |
| 2023/24 | £4.5m | £5.2m | £3.8m | 84.2% | -£684k | -£2.4m | -52.0% | £7,628 |
Teaching staff
£2.7m
53% of spend
Support staff
£588k
11% of spend
Premises
£248k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.2m
22% 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 | —* | 32.5 | 33.0% | 13.6% | 28.4% | — | 88 |
* 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 | 33.2 | 13.1 | £43,250 | 22.9% | 0.0% | 0.4 |
| 2021/22 | 30.8 | 14.7 | £44,659 | 8.4% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2022/23 | 40.9 | 12.3 | £43,481 | 10.5% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2023/24 | 42.4 | 14.1 | £49,456 | 9.9% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2024/25 | 47.2 | 13.7 | £49,451 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.5% | 4.4% | +2.1pp | 19.9% | 5.4% | 1.1% | 728 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 18.1% | 4.4% | 1.6% | 679 |
| 2015/16 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 21.7% | 4.5% | 2.5% | 660 |
| 2016/17 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 21.0% | 4.4% | 2.5% | 657 |
| 2017/18 | 7.3% | 4.8% | +2.5pp | 24.3% | 5.0% | 2.3% | 522 |
| 2018/19 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 20.3% | 4.7% | 2.2% | 487 |
| 2020/21 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 22.9% | 4.1% | 3.2% | 471 |
| 2021/22 | 13.5% | 7.1% | +6.4pp | 46.7% | 8.7% | 4.8% | 510 |
| 2022/23 | 11.9% | 6.8% | +5.1pp | 34.0% | 6.3% | 5.7% | 591 |
| 2023/24 | 11.3% | 6.6% | +4.7pp | 31.2% | 4.8% | 6.5% | 670 |
| 2024/25 | 11.2% | 6.2% | +5.0pp | 27.1% | 6.5% | 4.7% | 700 |
19 November 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 May 2022 | — | Requires improvement |