Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,595.99
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.7%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-1.6%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.6% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
5 October 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,155
Capacity
1,300 (89%)
Free school meals
19.2%
English additional lang.
10.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
49.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
23.4
Mean salary
£46,220
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25 · 1,094 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 | £7.8m | £7.0m | £4.7m | 60.6% | +£812k | £590k | 7.6% | £7,183 |
| 2022/23 | £8.3m | £8.1m | £5.0m | 60.0% | +£230k | £476k | 5.7% | £7,407 |
| 2023/24 | £8.7m | £8.8m | £5.8m | 66.7% | -£142k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,596 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
42% of spend
Support staff
£1.0m
12% of spend
Premises
£783k
9% of spend
Other costs
£2.3m
26% 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 | —* | 42.1 | 57.3% | 33.5% | 12.4% | — | 185 |
* 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 | 53.5 | 19.4 | £40,010 | 18.3% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2021/22 | 57.2 | 18.9 | £40,305 | 44.7% | 1.7% | 6.2 |
| 2022/23 | 52.0 | 21.5 | £41,363 | 38.0% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 44.3 | 25.9 | £43,935 | 21.3% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2024/25 | 49.3 | 23.4 | £46,220 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.7% | 4.4% | +2.4pp | 20.3% | 5.5% | 1.3% | 824 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 16.2% | 4.5% | 0.9% | 755 |
| 2015/16 | 7.6% | 4.5% | +3.2pp | 21.6% | 5.1% | 2.6% | 695 |
| 2016/17 | 8.2% | 4.6% | +3.6pp | 24.0% | 5.6% | 2.6% | 709 |
| 2017/18 | 7.2% | 4.8% | +2.5pp | 23.4% | 4.3% | 3.0% | 721 |
| 2018/19 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 18.6% | 3.8% | 2.6% | 799 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 15.3% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 921 |
| 2021/22 | 8.3% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 25.7% | 5.8% | 2.5% | 964 |
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% | +1.8pp | 27.8% | 5.6% | 3.0% | 1,027 |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% | +1.2pp | 24.3% | 5.0% | 2.8% | 1,083 |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% | +2.0pp | 23.3% | 5.0% | 3.1% | 1,094 |
5 October 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 2016 | — | Good |