Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£9,297.69
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.2%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
9.3%
of income
In-year balance
+5.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.0%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
7 February 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
338
Capacity
535 (63%)
Free school meals
30.7%
English additional lang.
2.1%
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.
24.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
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Mean salary
£51,913
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
37.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.2%
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25 · 366 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 | £2.5m | £2.8m | £2.0m | 80.4% | -£240k | £156k | 6.2% | £7,130 |
| 2022/23 | £2.9m | £2.7m | £1.9m | 66.6% | +£196k | £284k | 9.9% | £7,912 |
| 2023/24 | £3.2m | £3.0m | £2.2m | 69.2% | +£170k | £300k | 9.3% | £9,298 |
Teaching staff
£1.3m
41% of spend
Support staff
£638k
21% of spend
Premises
£216k
7% of spend
Other costs
£606k
20% 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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | — |
* 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 | 21.5 | 15.6 | £43,845 | 26.1% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2021/22 | 19.3 | 18.3 | £46,372 | 27.5% | 0.0% | 10.8 |
| 2022/23 | 21.7 | 16.7 | £44,011 | 13.8% | 4.4% | 4.4 |
| 2023/24 | 22.4 | 15.4 | £47,744 | 25.3% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2024/25 | 24.4 | — | £51,913 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
13.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
37.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 11.1% | 4.2% | 0.6% | 341 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 13.0% | 4.2% | 0.5% | 353 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.9% | 4.4% | 0.4% | 357 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 12.4% | 4.4% | 0.6% | 330 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 16.3% | 5.0% | 0.8% | 338 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 13.3% | 4.7% | 0.6% | 324 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 14.3% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 343 |
| 2021/22 | 8.3% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 24.4% | 6.6% | 1.6% | 377 |
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% | +3.0pp | 31.5% | 7.2% | 2.6% | 387 |
| 2023/24 | 11.3% | 6.6% | +4.7pp | 33.9% | 6.7% | 4.6% | 375 |
| 2024/25 | 13.0% | 6.2% | +6.8pp | 37.2% | 8.2% | 4.8% | 366 |
7 February 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 2019 | URN 136849 | Requires improvement |