Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,105.4
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.3%
of income
In-year balance
-1.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.1% of income.
19 April 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,239
Capacity
1,320 (94%)
Free school meals
19.1%
English additional lang.
6.6%
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.
77.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.0
Mean salary
£45,490
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 1,273 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 | £6.5m | £6.4m | £4.9m | 75.0% | +£63k | £760k | 11.7% | £6,008 |
| 2022/23 | £7.4m | £7.4m | £5.4m | 72.1% | +£37k | £796k | 10.7% | £6,488 |
| 2023/24 | £8.4m | £8.5m | £6.2m | 73.3% | -£94k | £701k | 8.3% | £7,105 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
Support staff
£834k
Premises
£441k
Other costs
£1.9m
6.0%
Admin staff
1.3%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
6.2%
Premises (total)
3.4%
Supply staff
3.8%
Catering
1.3%
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 | 70.7% | 56.0% | 18.1% | — | 232 |
* 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 | 62.5 | 16.3 | £40,742 | 6.9% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 63.4 | 17.1 | £43,054 | 10.7% | 0.0% | 10.8 |
| 2022/23 | 68.1 | 16.8 | £42,465 | 15.4% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2023/24 | 66.9 | 17.7 | £43,045 | 10.5% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2024/25 | 77.4 | 16.0 | £45,490 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.7% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 14.9% | 4.7% | 1.0% | 1,082 |
| 2014/15 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 18.3% | 5.6% | 0.8% | 1,001 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.3% | 4.1% | 0.9% | 957 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.2% | 3.7% | 1.1% | 896 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 15.3% | 4.5% | 1.0% | 905 |
| 2018/19 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 17.8% | 5.3% | 1.1% | 941 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.6% | 4.2% | 1.2% | 1,045 |
| 2021/22 | 11.5% | 7.1% | +4.4pp | 34.3% | 8.9% | 2.6% | 1,102 |
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% | +3.5pp | 29.9% | 7.1% | 3.1% | 1,192 |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% | +3.7pp | 29.9% | 7.3% | 3.1% | 1,244 |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% | +2.0pp | 22.1% | 5.6% | 2.5% | 1,273 |
19 April 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 2015 | — | Requires improvement |