Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,486.6
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+7.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.4%.
Elevated: turnover 17.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good24 September 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
975
Capacity
1,050 (93%)
Free school meals
28.5%
English additional lang.
15.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Compared against 30 similar secondary schools in South West by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Methodology aligned with DfE FBIT.
DfE normal range: 5-20% of income
Phase-adjusted thresholds
Pupil trend + in-year balance
Self-generated income share
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
53.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.4
Mean salary
£51,959
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25 · 1,012 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE considers above 78% a potential concern. | 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 | £6.2m | £6.0m | £4.4m | 70.7% | +£226k | £1.4m | 23.1% | £6,664 |
| 2022/23 | £3.5m | £3.5m | £2.4m | 68.1% | -£17k | £0 | 0.0% | £3,744 |
| 2023/24 | £7.3m | £6.7m | £5.2m | 70.9% | +£549k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,487 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£913k
Premises
£582k
Other costs
£981k
5.9%
Admin staff
4.3%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
5.2%
Premises (total)
1.3%
Supply staff
1.9%
Catering
0.1%
Professional services
| 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 | —* | 42.0 | 59.2% | 36.3% | 17.3% | — | 179 |
* 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 | 53.0 | 17.3 | £41,636 | 6.2% | 1.9% | 1.9 |
| 2021/22 | 54.7 | 17.1 | £43,023 | 17.4% | 1.8% | 8.3 |
| 2022/23 | 56.6 | 16.6 | £43,207 | 10.8% | 0.0% | 11.4 |
| 2023/24 | 54.1 | 17.9 | £44,473 | 17.4% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2024/25 | 53.0 | 18.4 | £51,959 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.8% | 4.4% | +2.4pp | 19.8% | 5.0% | 1.8% | 956 |
| 2014/15 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 19.3% | 4.9% | 1.7% | 963 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 18.0% | 4.6% | 1.4% | 965 |
| 2016/17 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 18.7% | 4.7% | 1.7% | 931 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.0pp | 19.5% | 5.1% | 1.7% | 925 |
| 2018/19 | 7.4% | 4.6% | +2.8pp | 21.9% | 4.8% | 2.6% | 976 |
| 2020/21 | 7.8% | 4.5% | +3.2pp | 22.5% | 5.6% | 2.1% | 942 |
| 2021/22 | 11.5% | 7.1% | +4.4pp | 37.6% | 8.2% | 3.3% | 967 |
| 2022/23 | 11.4% | 6.8% | +4.6pp | 30.6% | 7.0% | 4.4% | 976 |
| 2023/24 | 11.4% | 6.6% | +4.8pp | 32.8% | 6.9% | 4.5% | 1,004 |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% | +3.3pp | 24.5% | 6.2% | 3.4% | 1,012 |
24 September 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2022 | — | Requires improvement |