Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,355.68
+£862024/25
Staff costs % of income
75.4%
+3.9ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
4.0%
−3.5ppof income
In-year balance
-3.2%
−1.8ppof income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.4% of income.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.2% of income.
17 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,300
Capacity
1,160 (112%)
Free school meals
7.6%
English additional lang.
10.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
74.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.5
Mean salary
£55,182
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
8.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
2024/25 · 937 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 | £8.0m | £7.7m | £5.5m | 69.0% | +£289k | £773k | 9.7% | £6,299 |
| 2022/23 | £8.6m | £8.6m | £6.0m | 69.9% | +£11k | £787k | 9.1% | £6,977 |
| 2023/24 | £8.9m | £9.1m | £6.4m | 71.5% | -£124k | £664k | 7.4% | £7,270 |
| 2024/25 | £9.3m | £9.6m | £7.0m | 75.4% | -£296k | £368k | 4.0% | £7,356 |
Teaching staff
£5.7m
59% of spend
Support staff
£752k
8% of spend
Premises
£579k
6% of spend
Other costs
£2.0m
21% 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 | —* | 69.3 | 98.9% | 94.4% | 25.3% | — | 178 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 18.7 | £47,278 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 4.8 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 20.0 | £47,014 | 9.7% | 0.0% | 7.7 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 21.2 | £47,344 | 6.9% | 0.0% | 5.7 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 17.9 | £46,642 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 6.6 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 74.1 | 17.5 | £55,182 | —% | 0.0% | — | 8.7 | 13 |
Overall absence
4.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
8.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.4% | 4.4% | -1.0pp | 4.2% | 3.2% | 0.1% | 874 |
| 2014/15 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 6.2% | 3.8% | 0.2% | 881 |
| 2015/16 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 5.5% | 3.5% | 0.2% | 875 |
| 2016/17 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 6.7% | 3.6% | 0.2% | 887 |
| 2017/18 | 4.1% | 4.8% | -0.7pp | 6.7% | 3.9% | 0.3% | 892 |
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 6.6% | 3.7% | 0.3% | 905 |
| 2020/21 | 2.4% | 4.5% | -2.1pp | 2.4% | 2.3% | 0.1% | 903 |
| 2021/22 | 5.9% | 7.1% | -1.2pp | 14.1% | 5.6% | 0.3% | 910 |
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% | -1.9pp | 9.9% | 4.4% | 0.5% | 906 |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% | -1.3pp | 10.2% | 4.7% | 0.5% | 913 |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% | -1.5pp | 8.4% | 4.4% | 0.3% | 937 |
17 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 2011 | URN 113530 | Outstanding |