Flags
3
3 high
Per-pupil income
£7,786.39
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.5%
of income
In-year balance
-0.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.0%.
Elevated: turnover 21.3%, sickness 11.8 days.
26 September 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
681
Capacity
1,050 (65%)
Free school meals
29.1%
English additional lang.
8.7%
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.
37.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.2
Mean salary
£53,182
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25 · 727 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 | £3.5m | £3.8m | £2.7m | 77.2% | -£306k | £847k | 24.4% | £6,296 |
| 2022/23 | £4.1m | £4.4m | £3.2m | 78.6% | -£370k | £477k | 11.8% | £7,222 |
| 2023/24 | £4.9m | £4.9m | £3.7m | 74.5% | -£25k | £24k | 0.5% | £7,786 |
Teaching staff
£2.4m
48% of spend
Support staff
£262k
5% of spend
Premises
£297k
6% of spend
Other costs
£983k
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 | —* | 41.8 | 61.2% | 37.9% | 7.8% | — | 103 |
* 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 | 32.2 | 17.1 | £44,128 | 16.8% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2021/22 | 29.1 | 18.9 | £45,156 | 2.1% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2022/23 | 35.7 | 15.8 | £43,933 | 7.3% | 0.0% | 8.5 |
| 2023/24 | 35.7 | 17.7 | £49,195 | 21.3% | 0.0% | 11.8 |
| 2024/25 | 37.4 | 18.2 | £53,182 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 16.1% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 941 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 19.8% | 4.8% | 0.8% | 934 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 15.6% | 4.6% | 1.4% | 896 |
| 2016/17 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 19.1% | 5.0% | 1.9% | 825 |
| 2017/18 | 8.0% | 4.8% | +3.2pp | 22.9% | 5.4% | 2.6% | 777 |
| 2018/19 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 21.6% | 4.7% | 2.4% | 732 |
| 2020/21 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 20.7% | 4.1% | 2.9% | 575 |
| 2021/22 | 13.4% | 7.1% | +6.3pp | 46.3% | 6.8% | 6.6% | 585 |
| 2022/23 | 11.8% | 6.8% | +5.0pp | 41.9% | 5.8% | 6.0% | 618 |
| 2023/24 | 12.0% | 6.6% | +5.5pp | 37.5% | 7.1% | 5.0% | 683 |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% | +2.0pp | 27.0% | 4.9% | 3.3% | 727 |
26 September 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 2014 | — | Good |