Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,150.93
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-2.3%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.3% of income.
Elevated: turnover 36.0%.
2 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
InadequateLeadership & management
Inadequate2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,250
Capacity
1,570 (80%)
Free school meals
19.0%
English additional lang.
4.4%
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.
59.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.9
Mean salary
£54,076
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25 · 1,157 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 | £8.3m | £8.9m | £6.8m | 82.2% | -£671k | £1.0m | 12.4% | £5,730 |
| 2022/23 | £7.1m | £7.4m | £5.4m | 75.5% | -£289k | £0 | 0.0% | £5,026 |
| 2023/24 | £9.6m | £9.8m | £7.2m | 75.2% | -£225k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,151 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
Support staff
£977k
Premises
£449k
Other costs
£2.2m
5.2%
Admin staff
4.5%
Energy
1.5%
ICT
6.7%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
4.1%
Catering
0.2%
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 | —* | 50.6 | 73.9% | 57.0% | 9.6% | — | 230 |
* 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 | 84.5 | 17.2 | £41,921 | 14.1% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2021/22 | 87.2 | 16.5 | £42,254 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 8.7 |
| 2022/23 | 82.6 | 17.1 | £44,799 | 27.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 71.2 | 18.9 | £48,464 | 36.0% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2024/25 | 59.8 | 20.9 | £54,076 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 12.9% | 3.6% | 1.7% | 1,272 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.8% | 4.2% | 1.4% | 1,264 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 11.8% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 1,285 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 11.8% | 3.9% | 1.4% | 1,313 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 13.7% | 4.5% | 1.4% | 1,333 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 13.3% | 4.2% | 1.8% | 1,363 |
| 2020/21 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 11.0% | 3.3% | 1.1% | 1,334 |
| 2021/22 | 10.0% | 7.1% | +2.8pp | 33.5% | 7.7% | 2.3% | 1,330 |
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% | +3.0pp | 27.7% | 6.4% | 3.4% | 1,256 |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% | +3.3pp | 28.4% | 7.1% | 2.7% | 1,249 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 21.2% | 5.2% | 2.3% | 1,157 |
2 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
InadequateLeadership & management
Inadequate| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Sept 2012 | URN 136294 | Good |