Flags
3
3 high
Per-pupil income
£7,282.01
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
—
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
−17.9ppof income
In-year balance
+100.0%
+94.3ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.9%.
4 June 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
605
Capacity
900 (67%)
Free school meals
30.0%
English additional lang.
7.1%
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.
In-year balance + pupil trend + income diversity.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
34.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.3
Mean salary
£53,669
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25 · 565 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 | £4.1m | £4.0m | £3.0m | 74.2% | +£107k | £56k | 1.4% | £6,812 |
| 2022/23 | £4.3m | £4.2m | £3.1m | 72.1% | +£38k | £94k | 2.2% | £6,613 |
| 2023/24 | £773k | £729k | £529k | 68.4% | +£44k | £138k | 17.9% | — |
| 2024/25 | £4.5m | £0 | £0 | —% | +£4.5m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,282 |
Teaching staff
£0
Support staff
£0
Premises
£0
Other costs
—
| 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 | —* | 46.1 | 67.0% | 49.0% | 80.0% | — | 100 |
* 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 | 35.7 | 16.8 | £43,888 | 8.1% | 2.7% | 7.4 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 35.0 | 18.4 | £45,462 | 21.9% | 7.9% | — | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 17.1 | £45,193 | 27.7% | 0.0% | 9.7 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 16.7 | £48,516 | 10.8% | 0.0% | 5.9 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 34.9 | 17.3 | £53,669 | —% | 0.0% | — | 4.6 | 6 |
Overall absence
10.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.6pp | 18.3% | 4.3% | 1.7% | 529 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 15.0% | 4.4% | 1.3% | 506 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 16.0% | 3.9% | 1.5% | 512 |
| 2016/17 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 15.3% | 4.4% | 1.2% | 535 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 16.8% | 4.3% | 1.6% | 519 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 14.4% | 3.9% | 1.9% | 533 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.1% | 3.0% | 1.8% | 545 |
| 2021/22 | 7.1% | 7.1% | -0.1pp | 20.3% | 4.2% | 2.9% | 536 |
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% | +3.7pp | 33.2% | 5.0% | 5.5% | 570 |
| 2023/24 | 11.5% | 6.6% | +5.0pp | 33.2% | 6.3% | 5.2% | 566 |
| 2024/25 | 10.9% | 6.2% | +4.7pp | 29.2% | 6.2% | 4.7% | 565 |
4 June 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 2013 | URN 113875 | Requires improvement |