Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,909.92
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.9%
of income
In-year balance
-2.4%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.4% of income.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good13 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,199
Capacity
1,375 (87%)
Free school meals
5.3%
English additional lang.
16.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
67.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.7
Mean salary
£49,323
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
10.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
2024/25 · 906 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 | £7.6m | £7.3m | £5.5m | 72.6% | +£306k | £1.1m | 14.1% | £6,219 |
| 2022/23 | £7.0m | £7.8m | £5.8m | 82.8% | -£771k | £354k | 5.0% | £5,876 |
| 2023/24 | £8.3m | £8.5m | £6.3m | 76.0% | -£195k | £158k | 1.9% | £6,910 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
Support staff
£447k
Premises
£464k
Other costs
£1.7m
7.9%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
6.9%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
5.9%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | 70.2 | 98.3% | 95.5% | 60.2% | — | 176 |
* 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 | 70.9 | 17.5 | £43,011 | 9.4% | 0.0% | 10.4 |
| 2021/22 | 67.2 | 18.3 | £43,209 | 12.3% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 58.9 | 20.4 | £43,886 | 8.3% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2023/24 | 70.7 | 17.0 | £47,691 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2024/25 | 67.7 | 17.7 | £49,323 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
10.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 8.9% | 4.4% | 0.3% | 879 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 22.3% | 5.3% | 0.3% | 888 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 14.8% | 4.9% | 0.3% | 887 |
| 2016/17 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 8.1% | 4.1% | 0.2% | 897 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 9.5% | 4.4% | 0.3% | 905 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 9.6% | 4.1% | 0.3% | 909 |
| 2020/21 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 6.3% | 3.3% | 0.3% | 901 |
| 2021/22 | 6.0% | 7.1% | -1.2pp | 14.7% | 5.6% | 0.4% | 899 |
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% | -1.2pp | 12.8% | 5.2% | 0.5% | 898 |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% | -1.4pp | 10.8% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 908 |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% | -1.0pp | 10.4% | 4.5% | 0.7% | 906 |
13 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 2018 | — | Good |