Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£9,300.86
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
73.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.8%
of income
In-year balance
+1.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.2%.
11 June 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
858
Capacity
875 (98%)
Free school meals
32.2%
English additional lang.
14.9%
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.
58.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.7
Mean salary
£48,254
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.1%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 892 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 | £5.9m | £5.7m | £4.4m | 74.5% | +£233k | £252k | 4.2% | £6,710 |
| 2022/23 | £6.8m | £6.6m | £4.8m | 71.7% | +£185k | £437k | 6.5% | £7,535 |
| 2023/24 | £7.5m | £7.2m | £5.4m | 71.7% | +£251k | £688k | 9.2% | £8,334 |
| 2024/25 | £8.0m | £7.9m | £5.9m | 73.5% | +£98k | £786k | 9.8% | £9,301 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£420k
Other costs
£1.6m
5.4%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
4.0%
ICT
4.2%
Premises (total)
0.6%
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 | —* | 47.5 | 66.5% | 44.3% | 32.3% | — | 167 |
* 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 | 56.8 | 14.7 | £42,043 | 18.3% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2021/22 | 57.9 | 15.3 | £41,979 | 17.3% | 0.0% | 8.5 |
| 2022/23 | 57.2 | 15.7 | £42,369 | 8.4% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2023/24 | 57.3 | 15.6 | £45,234 | 8.4% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2024/25 | 58.4 | 14.7 | £48,254 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.6% | 4.4% | +2.2pp | 20.4% | 4.2% | 2.4% | 582 |
| 2014/15 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 22.0% | 3.8% | 3.3% | 559 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 19.1% | 3.3% | 2.7% | 586 |
| 2016/17 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 20.9% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 604 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.1pp | 20.6% | 2.9% | 4.0% | 680 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 17.0% | 2.0% | 4.0% | 754 |
| 2020/21 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 17.9% | 3.2% | 3.6% | 859 |
| 2021/22 | 11.0% | 7.1% | +3.8pp | 33.3% | 5.4% | 5.6% | 924 |
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% | +4.4pp | 33.4% | 6.7% | 4.5% | 936 |
| 2023/24 | 10.0% | 6.6% | +3.5pp | 28.8% | 6.1% | 3.9% | 925 |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% | +4.0pp | 27.5% | 7.1% | 3.0% | 892 |
11 June 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov 2015 | — | Good |