Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,577.01
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-37.8%
of income
In-year balance
+2.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.6%.
Elevated: turnover 29.8%.
2 March 2016 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 4
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
841
Capacity
900 (93%)
Free school meals
44.1%
English additional lang.
17.6%
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.
52.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.1
Mean salary
£49,642
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.9%
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.
34.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.8%
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25 · 922 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 | £5.8m | £5.6m | £4.2m | 71.5% | +£232k | -£3.0m | -52.1% | £7,394 |
| 2022/23 | £6.7m | £6.4m | £4.9m | 72.3% | +£314k | -£2.9m | -43.1% | £7,922 |
| 2023/24 | £7.2m | £7.1m | £5.4m | 74.0% | +£170k | -£2.7m | -37.8% | £8,577 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
52% of spend
Support staff
£857k
12% of spend
Premises
£246k
3% of spend
Other costs
£1.5m
21% 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 | —* | 33.6 | 44.9% | 21.8% | 13.5% | — | 156 |
* 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 | 48.0 | 14.9 | £43,486 | 17.1% | 0.0% | 1.3 |
| 2021/22 | 51.1 | 15.5 | £46,049 | 21.1% | 3.8% | 9.1 |
| 2022/23 | 61.1 | 13.9 | £41,904 | 19.6% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2023/24 | 59.1 | 14.3 | £49,417 | 29.8% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2024/25 | 52.3 | 16.1 | £49,642 | —% | 1.9% | — |
Overall absence
13.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
34.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 8.2% | 4.4% | +3.9pp | 26.1% | 5.0% | 3.2% | 486 |
| 2014/15 | 8.1% | 4.5% | +3.6pp | 25.9% | 5.4% | 2.7% | 448 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 16.9% | 4.4% | 1.2% | 366 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 14.9% | 3.8% | 1.5% | 370 |
| 2017/18 | 7.5% | 4.8% | +2.7pp | 23.2% | 4.5% | 3.0% | 426 |
| 2018/19 | 7.5% | 4.6% | +2.8pp | 22.5% | 4.7% | 2.8% | 506 |
| 2020/21 | 8.1% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 24.2% | 4.4% | 3.7% | 749 |
| 2021/22 | 15.3% | 7.1% | +8.1pp | 45.8% | 9.5% | 5.7% | 865 |
| 2022/23 | 14.8% | 6.8% | +8.0pp | 41.2% | 6.9% | 7.9% | 905 |
| 2023/24 | 13.6% | 6.6% | +7.0pp | 38.4% | 8.0% | 5.6% | 914 |
| 2024/25 | 13.0% | 6.2% | +6.8pp | 34.1% | 8.8% | 4.2% | 922 |
2 March 2016 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 4
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2014 | — | Inadequate |