Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,665.04
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.7%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-0.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
28 November 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,103
Capacity
1,300 (85%)
Free school meals
29.1%
English additional lang.
10.5%
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.
78.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.1
Mean salary
£46,433
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 1,036 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 | £5.7m | £5.7m | £4.5m | 77.5% | +£53k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,033 |
| 2022/23 | £7.0m | £6.3m | £4.7m | 67.3% | +£754k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,198 |
| 2023/24 | £6.8m | £6.8m | £5.2m | 75.7% | -£2k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,665 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
63% of spend
Support staff
£370k
5% of spend
Premises
£443k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.2m
18% 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 | —* | 39.8 | 55.7% | 26.6% | 29.7% | — | 158 |
* 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 | 63.0 | 14.2 | £38,961 | 7.3% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2021/22 | 63.3 | 15.1 | £40,747 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2022/23 | 65.2 | 15.0 | £43,394 | 20.3% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2023/24 | 66.7 | 15.4 | £44,807 | 7.5% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2024/25 | 78.3 | 14.1 | £46,433 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 17.4% | 4.3% | 2.0% | 824 |
| 2014/15 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 16.9% | 4.3% | 1.9% | 782 |
| 2015/16 | 7.6% | 4.5% | +3.1pp | 21.7% | 4.9% | 2.7% | 782 |
| 2016/17 | 7.8% | 4.6% | +3.2pp | 20.7% | 4.8% | 2.9% | 791 |
| 2017/18 | 7.8% | 4.8% | +3.0pp | 22.1% | 5.3% | 2.5% | 798 |
| 2018/19 | 7.5% | 4.6% | +2.9pp | 20.4% | 4.9% | 2.6% | 806 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.3% | 4.2% | 1.3% | 821 |
| 2021/22 | 8.2% | 7.1% | +1.0pp | 24.6% | 5.9% | 2.2% | 865 |
| 2022/23 | 9.0% | 6.8% | +2.2pp | 26.9% | 6.1% | 2.9% | 897 |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% | +3.0pp | 27.3% | 5.2% | 4.4% | 945 |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% | +3.3pp | 24.6% | 6.0% | 3.5% | 1,036 |
28 November 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2014 | — | Good |