Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,544.84
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+0.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.8%.
31 January 2017 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,059
Capacity
1,200 (88%)
Free school meals
25.8%
English additional lang.
20.6%
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.
60.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£50,190
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.6%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.6%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25 · 1,147 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 | £6.0m | £6.1m | £4.3m | 71.9% | -£110k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,633 |
| 2022/23 | £6.6m | £6.6m | £4.6m | 69.1% | +£46k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,718 |
| 2023/24 | £7.8m | £7.8m | £5.3m | 67.9% | +£71k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,545 |
Teaching staff
£3.8m
Support staff
£790k
Premises
£1.2m
Other costs
£1.3m
4.6%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
0.7%
Premises (total)
3.1%
Supply staff
1.1%
Catering
0.5%
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 | —* | 49.1 | 65.9% | 52.5% | 49.2% | — | 179 |
* 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 | 49.1 | 17.8 | £41,348 | 32.6% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2021/22 | 43.7 | 20.5 | £40,272 | 30.2% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2022/23 | 54.3 | 18.1 | £38,691 | 21.4% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2023/24 | 59.0 | 17.6 | £43,516 | 27.1% | 7.8% | 5.0 |
| 2024/25 | 60.7 | 17.4 | £50,190 | —% | 1.6% | — |
Overall absence
11.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.0% | 4.4% | +2.6pp | 20.8% | 5.2% | 1.8% | 980 |
| 2014/15 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 18.6% | 4.8% | 1.4% | 882 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 16.9% | 4.8% | 1.1% | 833 |
| 2016/17 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 18.9% | 4.6% | 1.6% | 792 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 15.3% | 3.8% | 2.1% | 805 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 14.0% | 3.2% | 2.0% | 824 |
| 2020/21 | 7.7% | 4.5% | +3.2pp | 21.6% | 4.4% | 3.3% | 922 |
| 2021/22 | 12.3% | 7.1% | +5.2pp | 38.1% | 7.3% | 5.0% | 963 |
| 2022/23 | 11.5% | 6.8% | +4.7pp | 32.3% | 5.9% | 5.5% | 1,057 |
| 2023/24 | 12.2% | 6.6% | +5.6pp | 32.5% | 7.6% | 4.6% | 1,100 |
| 2024/25 | 11.8% | 6.2% | +5.5pp | 32.8% | 7.6% | 4.1% | 1,147 |
31 January 2017 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan 2013 | URN 126465 | Requires improvement |