Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,861.97
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.3%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
3.1%
of income
In-year balance
+8.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.
Elevated: turnover 23.9%.
8 December 2021 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
998
Capacity
1,001 (100%)
Free school meals
23.2%
English additional lang.
11.5%
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.
53.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.7
Mean salary
£50,971
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.7%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25 · 917 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 | £6.0m | £5.9m | £4.3m | 72.1% | +£9k | £271k | 4.5% | £6,212 |
| 2022/23 | £6.6m | £6.2m | £4.6m | 69.6% | +£387k | £327k | 5.0% | £6,609 |
| 2023/24 | £7.9m | £7.2m | £5.2m | 65.3% | +£679k | £249k | 3.1% | £7,862 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
54% of spend
Support staff
£775k
11% of spend
Premises
£635k
9% of spend
Other costs
£1.4m
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 | —* | 50.0 | 69.4% | 47.1% | 23.5% | — | 170 |
* 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 | 53.7 | 17.3 | £42,194 | 10.6% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2021/22 | 54.6 | 17.5 | £42,889 | 11.9% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2022/23 | 56.3 | 17.8 | £44,692 | 23.8% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2023/24 | 57.1 | 17.6 | £48,161 | 23.9% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2024/25 | 53.3 | 18.7 | £50,971 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 15.1% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 756 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 13.0% | 3.4% | 1.2% | 731 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 13.7% | 4.3% | 1.4% | 671 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 15.7% | 4.1% | 1.8% | 688 |
| 2017/18 | 6.1% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 16.4% | 4.1% | 1.9% | 714 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 14.4% | 4.8% | 1.2% | 751 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 14.2% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 862 |
| 2021/22 | 9.4% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 32.4% | 6.8% | 2.6% | 901 |
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% | +2.0pp | 27.0% | 6.4% | 2.5% | 930 |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% | +3.0pp | 29.1% | 6.7% | 2.8% | 918 |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% | +3.6pp | 26.1% | 6.7% | 3.1% | 917 |
8 December 2021 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 2018 | — | Requires improvement |