Per-pupil income
£6,932.37
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-1.5%
of income
In-year balance
+2.8%
of income
No active flags for this school.
21 September 2021 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,042
Capacity
1,124 (93%)
Free school meals
10.9%
English additional lang.
3.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
66.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.6
Mean salary
£48,744
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 854 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 | £6.3m | £5.0m | 80.7% | -£141k | -£106k | -1.7% | £6,075 |
| 2022/23 | £6.6m | £6.6m | £5.2m | 78.5% | +£65k | -£42k | -0.6% | £6,388 |
| 2023/24 | £7.2m | £7.0m | £5.3m | 74.5% | +£201k | -£109k | -1.5% | £6,932 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
Support staff
£754k
Premises
£280k
Other costs
£1.3m
3.2%
Admin staff
3.4%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
6.8%
Premises (total)
0.1%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 49.1 | 75.0% | 48.8% | 16.7% | — | 168 |
* 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 | 65.4 | 15.6 | £41,592 | 4.6% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2021/22 | 64.7 | 15.7 | £43,000 | 12.4% | 0.0% | 9.6 |
| 2022/23 | 63.6 | 16.3 | £42,775 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2023/24 | 63.8 | 16.2 | £44,682 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2024/25 | 66.9 | 15.6 | £48,744 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 12.9% | 4.7% | 0.7% | 713 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.3% | 4.4% | 0.5% | 696 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.4% | 5.1% | 0.4% | 688 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 11.6% | 4.7% | 0.6% | 701 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 12.7% | 4.8% | 1.0% | 731 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 17.1% | 5.1% | 0.9% | 784 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 9.5% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 813 |
| 2021/22 | 8.8% | 7.1% | +1.7pp | 29.5% | 7.6% | 1.2% | 834 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 20.7% | 5.8% | 1.9% | 874 |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% | +1.2pp | 22.1% | 6.1% | 1.7% | 854 |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% | +1.4pp | 22.1% | 6.2% | 1.4% | 854 |
21 September 2021 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 2017 | — | Requires improvement |