Flags
5
3 high
Per-pupil income
£24,967.73
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
82.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.4%
of income
In-year balance
-4.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.6%.
Elevated: turnover 60.3%, sickness 12.3 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.5%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Elevated: vacancy rate 7.1%.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good25 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
143
Capacity
145 (99%)
Free school meals
47.4%
English additional lang.
3.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–19
Compared against 30 similar other 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.
13.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
11.0
Mean salary
£50,151
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
7.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
14.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
41.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
12.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 131 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 | £2.6m | £2.5m | £2.0m | 79.3% | +£40k | £108k | 4.2% | £20,604 |
| 2022/23 | £3.1m | £2.9m | £2.3m | 75.8% | +£135k | £243k | 7.9% | £23,953 |
| 2023/24 | £3.2m | £3.1m | £2.4m | 76.0% | +£87k | £330k | 10.3% | £24,468 |
| 2024/25 | £3.6m | £3.7m | £2.9m | 82.4% | -£173k | £157k | 4.4% | £24,968 |
Teaching staff
£959k
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£200k
Other costs
£602k
3.8%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
5.4%
Premises (total)
2.5%
Supply staff
0.6%
Catering
2.5%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 13 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 16.2 | 6.7 | £40,310 | 39.5% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2021/22 | 16.8 | 7.4 | £38,660 | 29.8% | 0.0% | 11.1 |
| 2022/23 | 15.0 | 8.5 | £42,001 | 22.7% | 0.0% | 12.6 |
| 2023/24 | 14.6 | 9.0 | £43,519 | 60.3% | 0.0% | 12.3 |
| 2024/25 | 13.0 | 11.0 | £50,151 | —% | 7.1% | — |
Overall absence
14.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
41.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
12.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 9.6% | 4.4% | +5.3pp | 21.1% | 9.3% | 0.3% | 71 |
| 2014/15 | 9.6% | 4.5% | +5.1pp | 30.4% | 9.3% | 0.2% | 69 |
| 2015/16 | 10.9% | 4.5% | +6.4pp | 33.8% | 10.6% | 0.2% | 74 |
| 2016/17 | 10.3% | 4.6% | +5.7pp | 31.3% | 10.2% | 0.1% | 80 |
| 2017/18 | 10.2% | 4.8% | +5.4pp | 32.4% | 10.1% | 0.1% | 74 |
| 2018/19 | 11.9% | 4.6% | +7.3pp | 26.7% | 11.2% | 0.8% | 86 |
| 2020/21 | 19.1% | 4.5% | +14.6pp | 64.4% | 19.1% | 0.1% | 90 |
| 2021/22 | 14.0% | 7.1% | +6.9pp | 45.7% | 13.6% | 0.4% | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 16.7% | 6.8% | +9.9pp | 49.6% | 13.3% | 3.4% | 115 |
| 2023/24 | 13.6% | 6.6% | +7.0pp | 48.0% | 11.3% | 2.3% | 123 |
| 2024/25 | 14.5% | 6.2% | +8.3pp | 41.2% | 12.5% | 2.0% | 131 |
25 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Sept 2012 | — | Good |