Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£9,865.49
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
61.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+10.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 29.8%, vacancy rate 3.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
20 October 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
947
Capacity
1,080 (88%)
Free school meals
43.6%
English additional lang.
29.3%
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.
60.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.7
Mean salary
£46,372
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25 · 991 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 | £7.2m | £6.8m | £4.5m | 62.6% | +£361k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,997 |
| 2022/23 | £7.9m | £7.5m | £5.1m | 65.1% | +£410k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,703 |
| 2023/24 | £8.9m | £8.0m | £5.5m | 61.8% | +£967k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,865 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
50% of spend
Support staff
£503k
6% of spend
Premises
£1.5m
19% of spend
Other costs
£961k
12% 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 | —* | 44.7 | 65.0% | 48.6% | 53.7% | — | 177 |
* 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 | 57.7 | 15.5 | £40,579 | 7.5% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2021/22 | 58.4 | 15.4 | £40,986 | 18.3% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2022/23 | 62.0 | 14.6 | £42,143 | 25.2% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2023/24 | 63.0 | 14.4 | £44,704 | 29.8% | 3.1% | 6.8 |
| 2024/25 | 60.2 | 15.7 | £46,372 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.7% | 4.4% | +3.3pp | 25.8% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 683 |
| 2014/15 | 7.4% | 4.5% | +2.9pp | 23.0% | 4.1% | 3.3% | 688 |
| 2015/16 | 8.5% | 4.5% | +4.1pp | 27.3% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 718 |
| 2016/17 | 7.5% | 4.6% | +3.0pp | 22.2% | 4.0% | 3.6% | 762 |
| 2017/18 | 6.2% | 4.8% | +1.4pp | 16.3% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 814 |
| 2018/19 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 16.7% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 862 |
| 2020/21 | 7.1% | 4.5% | +2.6pp | 22.5% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 924 |
| 2021/22 | 10.3% | 7.1% | +3.1pp | 31.9% | 6.9% | 3.4% | 942 |
| 2022/23 | 10.6% | 6.8% | +3.8pp | 30.8% | 7.4% | 3.2% | 962 |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% | +3.4pp | 29.2% | 6.9% | 3.1% | 959 |
| 2024/25 | 10.4% | 6.2% | +4.2pp | 26.7% | 7.3% | 3.1% | 991 |
20 October 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Sept 2013 | — | Requires improvement |