Per-pupil income
£7,328.89
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.9%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+9.1%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good26 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,688
Capacity
1,611 (105%)
Free school meals
13.0%
English additional lang.
12.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
96.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£58,414
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25 · 1,460 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 | £11.8m | £10.7m | £7.9m | 66.8% | +£1.1m | £1.6m | 13.6% | £6,752 |
| 2022/23 | £11.8m | £10.7m | £8.0m | 67.6% | +£1.1m | £2.2m | 18.6% | £6,834 |
| 2023/24 | £12.7m | £11.5m | £8.6m | 67.9% | +£1.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,329 |
Teaching staff
£6.8m
59% of spend
Support staff
£1.2m
11% of spend
Premises
£1.3m
11% of spend
Other costs
£1.6m
14% 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 | —* | 51.0 | 75.2% | 56.1% | 38.8% | — | 278 |
* 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 | 106.3 | 16.6 | £41,904 | 5.7% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2021/22 | 110.5 | 15.8 | £42,092 | 19.9% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2022/23 | 103.5 | 16.7 | £42,706 | 13.4% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2023/24 | 99.5 | 17.4 | £47,079 | 12.1% | 2.9% | 4.5 |
| 2024/25 | 96.8 | 17.4 | £58,414 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 11.2% | 4.2% | 0.5% | 1,397 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 9.4% | 3.8% | 0.5% | 1,439 |
| 2015/16 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 7.3% | 3.4% | 0.5% | 1,458 |
| 2016/17 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 8.6% | 3.6% | 0.6% | 1,470 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 9.6% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 1,465 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 10.1% | 3.8% | 0.8% | 1,451 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 10.8% | 4.1% | 0.4% | 1,429 |
| 2021/22 | 6.3% | 7.1% | -0.8pp | 17.7% | 5.5% | 0.8% | 1,446 |
| 2022/23 | 7.0% | 6.8% | +0.2pp | 18.5% | 5.5% | 1.5% | 1,472 |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% | +1.1pp | 18.6% | 6.1% | 1.5% | 1,469 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 6.2% | +0.8pp | 16.1% | 5.5% | 1.6% | 1,460 |
26 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 2013 | — | Outstanding |