Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,325.38
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
77.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
21.4%
of income
In-year balance
-6.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.4%.
DfE scrutinises reserves above 20% of income. Current level: 27.1%.
Elevated: turnover 16.1%.
10 January 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
726
Capacity
785 (92%)
Free school meals
22.7%
English additional lang.
3.4%
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.
41.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.5
Mean salary
£46,678
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 744 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 | £4.3m | £4.1m | £3.3m | 75.9% | +£235k | £826k | 19.1% | £6,211 |
| 2022/23 | £4.9m | £4.7m | £3.6m | 73.6% | +£237k | £1.1m | 21.8% | £6,817 |
| 2023/24 | £5.5m | £5.0m | £3.8m | 69.7% | +£418k | £1.5m | 27.1% | £7,517 |
| 2024/25 | £5.3m | £5.7m | £4.1m | 77.5% | -£346k | £1.1m | 21.4% | £7,325 |
Teaching staff
£2.8m
Support staff
£857k
Premises
£275k
Other costs
£1.3m
6.7%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
1.9%
ICT
6.9%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
1.6%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 45.5 | 60.7% | 41.5% | 21.5% | — | 135 |
* 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 | 39.6 | 16.4 | £39,151 | 13.4% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 40.5 | 17.2 | £39,539 | 8.9% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 41.5 | 17.3 | £40,041 | 16.1% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2023/24 | 43.6 | 16.7 | £41,309 | 9.2% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2024/25 | 41.5 | 17.5 | £46,678 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 16.7% | 5.0% | 1.2% | 472 |
| 2014/15 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 18.4% | 5.3% | 1.0% | 512 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 16.2% | 4.6% | 1.0% | 513 |
| 2016/17 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 15.5% | 4.6% | 1.6% | 535 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.0pp | 18.1% | 4.8% | 1.9% | 568 |
| 2018/19 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.4pp | 21.2% | 5.4% | 1.7% | 595 |
| 2020/21 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 15.4% | 4.6% | 1.0% | 669 |
| 2021/22 | 10.3% | 7.1% | +3.2pp | 33.8% | 7.9% | 2.4% | 723 |
| 2022/23 | 11.5% | 6.8% | +4.7pp | 34.8% | 7.4% | 4.1% | 732 |
| 2023/24 | 11.6% | 6.6% | +5.0pp | 32.1% | 8.0% | 3.6% | 757 |
| 2024/25 | 10.4% | 6.2% | +4.2pp | 27.8% | 7.8% | 2.6% | 744 |
10 January 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Dec 2014 | — | Requires improvement |