Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,814.35
+£5212024/25
Staff costs % of income
71.5%
−1.2ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
−8.5ppof income
In-year balance
+9.4%
+3.6ppof income
Elevated: turnover 23.6%.
Elevated: turnover 15.7%.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding11 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,405
Capacity
1,440 (98%)
Free school meals
22.7%
English additional lang.
2.8%
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.
81.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.3
Mean salary
£51,680
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
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.
17.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.7%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25 · 1,452 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 | £8.6m | £8.4m | £6.6m | 76.8% | +£153k | £677k | 7.9% | £6,015 |
| 2022/23 | £9.6m | £9.2m | £7.1m | 74.1% | +£463k | £725k | 7.5% | £6,740 |
| 2023/24 | £10.4m | £9.8m | £7.6m | 72.7% | +£607k | £887k | 8.5% | £7,293 |
| 2024/25 | £11.1m | £10.1m | £7.9m | 71.5% | +£1.0m | £3k | 0.0% | £7,814 |
Teaching staff
£6.1m
61% of spend
Support staff
£1.3m
13% of spend
Premises
£486k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.6m
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 | —* | 50.9 | 74.3% | 52.2% | 88.6% | — | 272 |
* 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 | — | 15.8 | £42,814 | 13.1% | 0.0% | 4.7 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 14.8 | £44,185 | 23.6% | 0.0% | 3.0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 15.4 | £47,431 | 10.7% | 0.0% | 3.3 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 15.3 | £50,284 | 15.7% | 0.0% | 2.7 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 81.2 | 17.3 | £51,680 | —% | 0.0% | — | 8.0 | 9 |
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.2pp | 11.3% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 1,391 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 11.8% | 3.6% | 1.5% | 1,404 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.3% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 1,424 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.8% | 4.1% | 1.3% | 1,435 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 11.2% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 1,445 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 9.6% | 3.4% | 1.1% | 1,433 |
| 2020/21 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 8.2% | 2.5% | 1.1% | 1,444 |
| 2021/22 | 7.9% | 7.1% | +0.8pp | 26.1% | 5.9% | 2.0% | 1,453 |
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% | +0.4pp | 20.6% | 4.7% | 2.5% | 1,450 |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% | -0.4pp | 16.8% | 3.5% | 2.7% | 1,459 |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% | +0.7pp | 17.8% | 3.7% | 3.2% | 1,452 |
11 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 2014 | — | Outstanding |