Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,584.31
+£602024/25
Staff costs % of income
77.4%
+4.2ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
−0.0ppof income
In-year balance
+4.4%
−4.1ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
Elevated: turnover 16.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
10 March 2026 · S5 Inspection
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standardAchievement
Expected standardInclusion
Expected standardAttendance & behaviour
Expected standardPersonal development
Expected standardLeadership
Expected standard2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
825
Capacity
900 (92%)
Free school meals
24.1%
English additional lang.
3.2%
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.
44.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.7
Mean salary
£53,411
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 769 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 | £5.2m | £5.0m | £3.9m | 75.2% | +£201k | £10k | 0.2% | £5,993 |
| 2022/23 | £5.3m | £5.2m | £3.9m | 74.5% | +£108k | £118k | 2.2% | £5,887 |
| 2023/24 | £6.6m | £6.0m | £4.8m | 73.2% | +£556k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,525 |
| 2024/25 | £6.5m | £6.2m | £5.0m | 77.4% | +£283k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,584 |
Teaching staff
£3.6m
58% of spend
Support staff
£913k
15% of spend
Premises
£370k
6% of spend
Other costs
£810k
13% 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 | —* | 45.9 | 72.5% | 54.9% | 9.2% | — | 142 |
* 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 | 48.5 | 17.8 | £42,752 | 18.6% | 0.0% | 7.9 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 50.4 | 17.8 | £44,263 | 16.7% | 0.0% | — | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 16.7 | £44,137 | 14.2% | 0.0% | 7.3 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 17.9 | £49,965 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 7.7 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 44.1 | 18.7 | £53,411 | —% | 0.0% | — | 8.4 | 14 |
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 10.8% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 694 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 9.7% | 4.1% | 0.6% | 672 |
| 2015/16 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 8.3% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 650 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 12.3% | 3.8% | 1.1% | 656 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 10.4% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 653 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 11.6% | 4.4% | 0.9% | 646 |
| 2020/21 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 15.5% | 5.3% | 1.1% | 695 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 26.5% | 7.0% | 2.2% | 732 |
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% | +2.3pp | 25.8% | 6.3% | 2.9% | 769 |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% | +2.3pp | 23.8% | 6.1% | 2.8% | 772 |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% | +1.5pp | 21.6% | 5.1% | 2.7% | 769 |
10 March 2026 · S5 Inspection
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 2012 | — | Good |
| 19 May 2009 | URN 113503 | Requires improvement |