Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,927.46
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.1%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-58.3%
of income
In-year balance
-19.5%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 19.5% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.3%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.1%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
8 May 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
191
Capacity
600 (32%)
Free school meals
27.6%
English additional lang.
14.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 14–19
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.
16.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
11.9
Mean salary
£42,284
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
36.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25 · 152 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 | £1.3m | £1.4m | £978k | 76.0% | -£127k | -£458k | -35.6% | £7,266 |
| 2022/23 | £1.4m | £1.7m | £1.2m | 81.9% | -£300k | -£605k | -42.5% | £7,739 |
| 2023/24 | £1.7m | £2.1m | £1.3m | 78.1% | -£336k | -£1.0m | -58.3% | £8,927 |
Teaching staff
£906k
44% of spend
Support staff
£172k
8% of spend
Premises
£166k
8% of spend
Other costs
£547k
27% 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 | —* | 32.4 | 44.8% | 25.4% | 0.0% | — | 67 |
* 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 | 10.4 | 16.3 | £41,316 | 10.6% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2021/22 | 8.6 | 20.6 | £45,177 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 17.2 |
| 2022/23 | 16.6 | 11.1 | £42,706 | 52.4% | 5.7% | 4.2 |
| 2023/24 | 15.4 | 12.5 | £41,727 | 32.5% | 0.0% | 9.4 |
| 2024/25 | 16.0 | 11.9 | £42,284 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
36.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 8.5% | 4.5% | +4.0pp | 23.6% | 6.4% | 2.1% | 72 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 21.9% | 3.7% | 1.9% | 82 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 20.2% | 4.2% | 1.8% | 104 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 17.0% | 4.9% | 1.4% | 135 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 12.8% | 3.5% | 1.4% | 94 |
| 2020/21 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 19.8% | 3.5% | 2.0% | 111 |
| 2021/22 | 11.3% | 7.1% | +4.1pp | 39.8% | 5.2% | 6.1% | 118 |
| 2022/23 | 15.7% | 6.8% | +8.8pp | 46.1% | 7.9% | 7.7% | 143 |
| 2023/24 | 11.8% | 6.6% | +5.2pp | 37.0% | 5.7% | 6.1% | 154 |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 6.2% | +4.1pp | 36.8% | 6.6% | 3.7% | 152 |
8 May 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2020 | — | Requires improvement |