Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£30,479.53
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.7%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.4%
of income
In-year balance
0.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.6%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.7%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.0%.
2 July 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
170
Capacity
173 (98%)
Free school meals
41.0%
English additional lang.
22.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
Your school compared against 30 similar other 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.
23.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
7.1
Mean salary
£43,410
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.4%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 121 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 | £4.6m | £3.9m | £3.5m | 75.3% | +£749k | £27k | 0.6% | £31,408 |
| 2022/23 | £4.6m | £4.0m | £3.3m | 72.4% | +£562k | £21k | 0.5% | £29,710 |
| 2023/24 | £5.2m | £5.2m | £4.1m | 78.7% | +£0 | £19k | 0.4% | £30,480 |
Teaching staff
£1.5m
28% of spend
Support staff
£2.3m
45% of spend
Premises
£227k
4% of spend
Other costs
£884k
17% 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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 20 |
* 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 | 19.9 | 7.0 | £39,519 | 9.1% | 0.0% | 9.9 |
| 2021/22 | 21.3 | 6.9 | £42,394 | 31.9% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2022/23 | 20.6 | 7.5 | £40,665 | 9.7% | 4.6% | 7.8 |
| 2023/24 | 22.0 | 7.8 | £44,230 | 25.4% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2024/25 | 23.9 | 7.1 | £43,410 | —% | 4.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 12.5% | 4.4% | +8.1pp | 30.8% | 12.5% | 0.0% | 52 |
| 2014/15 | 12.7% | 4.5% | +8.2pp | 33.9% | 12.7% | 0.0% | 59 |
| 2015/16 | 12.6% | 4.5% | +8.1pp | 38.6% | 12.5% | 0.0% | 70 |
| 2016/17 | 11.3% | 4.6% | +6.7pp | 40.3% | 11.3% | 0.0% | 67 |
| 2017/18 | 11.1% | 4.8% | +6.3pp | 42.0% | 11.0% | 0.1% | 81 |
| 2018/19 | 7.5% | 4.6% | +2.9pp | 21.2% | 7.5% | 0.0% | 85 |
| 2020/21 | 23.3% | 4.5% | +18.8pp | 67.7% | 22.4% | 1.0% | 99 |
| 2021/22 | 13.7% | 7.1% | +6.5pp | 45.5% | 13.3% | 0.4% | 99 |
| 2022/23 | 11.6% | 6.8% | +4.8pp | 35.0% | 11.5% | 0.1% | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 12.4% | 6.6% | +5.8pp | 29.2% | 10.4% | 1.9% | 113 |
| 2024/25 | 10.6% | 6.2% | +4.4pp | 28.9% | 8.4% | 2.2% | 121 |
2 July 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 2012 | URN 126556 | Good |