Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
—
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
—
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
—
of income
In-year balance
—
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good12 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,212
Capacity
1,205 (101%)
Free school meals
25.1%
English additional lang.
4.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
Compared against 30 similar secondary schools in South West by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Methodology aligned with DfE FBIT.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
80.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.1
Mean salary
£48,148
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25 · 1,135 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 | £5.3m | £4.3m | 70.0% | +£893k | £0 | 0.0% | £4,601 |
| 2022/23 | £9.1m | £8.0m | £6.5m | 71.0% | +£1.1m | £617k | 6.8% | £6,851 |
| 2023/24 | £0 | £0 | £0 | —% | +£0 | £0 | —% | — |
Teaching staff
£0
Support staff
£0
Premises
£0
Other costs
—
| 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 | —* | 40.5 | 56.3% | 27.9% | 81.3% | — | 208 |
* 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 | 71.0 | 18.7 | £41,415 | 9.9% | 0.0% | 2.2 |
| 2021/22 | 74.4 | 18.0 | £41,717 | 19.1% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2022/23 | 84.7 | 15.7 | £42,182 | 24.7% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2023/24 | 83.3 | 15.4 | £44,458 | 19.6% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2024/25 | 80.4 | 15.1 | £48,148 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 11.4% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 810 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 11.1% | 4.0% | 0.6% | 838 |
| 2015/16 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 7.9% | 3.2% | 0.8% | 800 |
| 2016/17 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 7.5% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 825 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 11.1% | 4.0% | 1.3% | 907 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 13.7% | 4.1% | 1.2% | 1,012 |
| 2020/21 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 16.2% | 4.1% | 1.8% | 1,161 |
| 2021/22 | 10.6% | 7.1% | +3.4pp | 33.2% | 7.7% | 2.8% | 1,195 |
| 2022/23 | 10.8% | 6.8% | +4.0pp | 28.9% | 6.5% | 4.3% | 1,230 |
| 2023/24 | 11.3% | 6.6% | +4.8pp | 30.0% | 6.1% | 5.2% | 1,234 |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% | +3.7pp | 28.4% | 5.2% | 4.7% | 1,135 |
12 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & 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 Apr 2019 | — | Good |