Flags
5
4 high
Per-pupil income
£12,759.56
+£4,7202024/25
Staff costs % of income
55.3%
−21.3ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
17.7%
−12.0ppof income
In-year balance
+33.9%
+27.5ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.8%.
Elevated: turnover 15.4%.
4 June 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
764
Capacity
900 (85%)
Free school meals
25.9%
English additional lang.
11.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in South West, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
Peer percentile + trajectory. DfE range: 5-20% of income.
Peer percentile + agency/supply adjustment. DfE threshold: 80%.
In-year balance + pupil trend + income diversity.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
53.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.2
Mean salary
£54,500
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.2%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 709 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE review threshold: 78% of income. | 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 | £5.1m | £4.4m | £3.5m | 69.6% | +£700k | £1.1m | 20.9% | £6,554 |
| 2022/23 | £5.6m | £4.8m | £3.6m | 63.2% | +£824k | £1.9m | 33.4% | £7,196 |
| 2023/24 | £6.2m | £5.8m | £4.7m | 76.6% | +£393k | £1.8m | 29.7% | £8,039 |
| 2024/25 | £9.3m | £6.2m | £5.2m | 55.3% | +£3.2m | £1.7m | 17.7% | £12,760 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
70% of spend
Support staff
£0
0% of spend
Premises
£111k
2% of spend
Other costs
£894k
14% of spend
| 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 | —* | 43.3 | 56.6% | 33.6% | 32.8% | — | 122 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 14.9 | £41,794 | 24.9% | 0.0% | 11.1 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 14.9 | £40,884 | 6.0% | 0.0% | 7.2 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 14.0 | £40,276 | 15.4% | 0.0% | 4.3 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 13.9 | £49,347 | 7.7% | 0.0% | 6.8 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 53.9 | 14.2 | £54,500 | —% | 0.0% | — | 7.0 | 9 |
Overall absence
10.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.7% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 15.7% | 4.4% | 1.2% | 683 |
| 2014/15 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 19.9% | 4.7% | 1.7% | 655 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 19.0% | 4.4% | 1.6% | 631 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 12.2% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 601 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 8.2% | 4.2% | 0.7% | 595 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 10.2% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 625 |
| 2020/21 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 14.5% | 4.7% | 1.1% | 677 |
| 2021/22 | 10.4% | 7.1% | +3.3pp | 34.2% | 7.2% | 3.2% | 701 |
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% | +4.4pp | 34.3% | 7.5% | 3.8% | 705 |
| 2023/24 | 12.8% | 6.6% | +6.2pp | 36.4% | 8.2% | 4.6% | 719 |
| 2024/25 | 10.8% | 6.2% | +4.6pp | 31.3% | 7.2% | 3.5% | 709 |
4 June 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 2017 | — | Requires improvement |