Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,098.81
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
—
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+100.0%
of income
Elevated: turnover 23.9%, sickness 8.7 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.8%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
16 May 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
760
Capacity
1,509 (50%)
Free school meals
24.8%
English additional lang.
4.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 13–19
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.
In-year balance + pupil trend + income diversity.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
47.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.0
Mean salary
£46,909
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
37.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.5%
2024/25 · 663 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 | £5.2m | £3.9m | £3.3m | 64.3% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,997 |
| 2022/23 | £5.3m | £4.2m | £3.5m | 66.6% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,836 |
| 2023/24 | £5.4m | £0 | £0 | —% | +£5.4m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,099 |
Teaching staff
£0
Support staff
£0
Premises
£0
Other costs
—
| 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 | —* | 41.2 | 54.9% | 32.6% | 25.1% | — | 215 |
* 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 | 41.6 | 18.2 | £43,201 | 10.1% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2021/22 | 44.0 | 16.9 | £42,476 | 20.0% | 0.0% | 8.2 |
| 2022/23 | 44.6 | 17.4 | £41,619 | 23.9% | 0.0% | 8.7 |
| 2023/24 | 47.7 | 15.9 | £43,159 | 13.4% | 5.9% | 6.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.5 | 16.0 | £46,909 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
13.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
37.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.3% | 4.4% | +2.9pp | 24.1% | 5.7% | 1.6% | 817 |
| 2014/15 | 7.6% | 4.5% | +3.1pp | 24.0% | 6.0% | 1.7% | 778 |
| 2015/16 | 7.4% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 23.0% | 5.8% | 1.6% | 652 |
| 2016/17 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.7pp | 20.5% | 5.8% | 1.5% | 650 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.0pp | 23.1% | 5.2% | 1.6% | 598 |
| 2018/19 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 18.4% | 4.2% | 2.4% | 599 |
| 2020/21 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 19.9% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 613 |
| 2021/22 | 13.3% | 7.1% | +6.1pp | 45.3% | 8.5% | 4.8% | 612 |
| 2022/23 | 13.3% | 6.8% | +6.5pp | 43.1% | 7.9% | 5.3% | 643 |
| 2023/24 | 14.6% | 6.6% | +8.1pp | 44.9% | 8.5% | 6.1% | 641 |
| 2024/25 | 13.8% | 6.2% | +7.6pp | 37.6% | 7.3% | 6.5% | 663 |
16 May 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 May 2016 | — | Good |