Per-pupil income
£7,204.86
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
3.6%
of income
In-year balance
+0.4%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good28 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,085
Capacity
940 (115%)
Free school meals
17.1%
English additional lang.
3.1%
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.
56.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.3
Mean salary
£51,228
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 1,098 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 | £7.1m | £6.6m | £4.9m | 69.5% | +£494k | £585k | 8.3% | £6,689 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £7.2m | £5.1m | 67.5% | +£313k | £574k | 7.6% | £7,041 |
| 2023/24 | £7.7m | £7.7m | £5.6m | 72.8% | +£33k | £276k | 3.6% | £7,205 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
56% of spend
Support staff
£982k
13% of spend
Premises
£494k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.6m
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 | —* | 52.8 | 79.9% | 57.5% | 11.9% | — | 219 |
* 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 | 61.1 | 17.3 | £43,116 | 6.8% | 0.0% | 1.1 |
| 2021/22 | 60.4 | 17.5 | £43,634 | 12.9% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2022/23 | 55.9 | 19.1 | £44,555 | 13.2% | 0.0% | 2.0 |
| 2023/24 | 55.3 | 19.3 | £48,622 | 5.1% | 0.0% | 1.9 |
| 2024/25 | 56.2 | 19.3 | £51,228 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.0% | 4.4% | -1.4pp | 4.9% | 2.7% | 0.3% | 977 |
| 2014/15 | 3.1% | 4.5% | -1.4pp | 5.5% | 2.8% | 0.3% | 987 |
| 2015/16 | 3.1% | 4.5% | -1.4pp | 5.3% | 2.6% | 0.4% | 992 |
| 2016/17 | 3.1% | 4.6% | -1.4pp | 5.5% | 2.7% | 0.5% | 1,026 |
| 2017/18 | 3.4% | 4.8% | -1.3pp | 6.2% | 2.8% | 0.6% | 1,039 |
| 2018/19 | 3.3% | 4.6% | -1.3pp | 5.0% | 2.7% | 0.6% | 1,041 |
| 2020/21 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 6.4% | 2.6% | 0.8% | 1,072 |
| 2021/22 | 7.9% | 7.1% | +0.8pp | 23.4% | 6.6% | 1.4% | 1,071 |
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% | +0.3pp | 18.8% | 5.7% | 1.5% | 1,088 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% | +1.7pp | 22.4% | 6.4% | 1.8% | 1,083 |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% | +0.9pp | 18.2% | 5.7% | 1.4% | 1,098 |
28 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb 2014 | — | Outstanding |