Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,658.19
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.9%
of income
In-year balance
-2.1%
of income
Elevated: turnover 26.8%, sickness 11.8 days.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.1% of income.
10 January 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
983
Capacity
975 (101%)
Free school meals
20.4%
English additional lang.
18.5%
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.
54.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.0
Mean salary
£50,380
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25 · 1,013 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 | £3.3m | £3.3m | £2.6m | 78.2% | -£36k | £681k | 20.6% | £3,587 |
| 2022/23 | £6.3m | £5.9m | £4.7m | 74.4% | +£379k | £791k | 12.5% | £6,587 |
| 2023/24 | £6.5m | £6.7m | £5.1m | 77.5% | -£137k | £712k | 10.9% | £6,658 |
Teaching staff
£3.5m
Support staff
£954k
Premises
£643k
Other costs
£970k
5.1%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
-0.3%
ICT
9.4%
Premises (total)
2.0%
Supply staff
1.3%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 45.9 | 62.3% | 40.3% | 63.6% | — | 154 |
* 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 | 54.3 | 16.7 | £43,168 | 14.7% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2021/22 | 53.6 | 17.2 | £43,693 | 11.9% | 0.0% | 8.6 |
| 2022/23 | 52.4 | 18.3 | £45,118 | 30.1% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2023/24 | 49.2 | 20.0 | £45,078 | 26.8% | 0.0% | 11.8 |
| 2024/25 | 54.5 | 18.0 | £50,380 | —% | 3.5% | — |
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 10.6% | 3.0% | 1.7% | 990 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 8.8% | 3.2% | 1.4% | 1,012 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 9.4% | 3.3% | 1.4% | 1,011 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 10.6% | 3.4% | 1.4% | 1,013 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 12.8% | 4.1% | 1.5% | 1,021 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 12.7% | 4.1% | 1.6% | 987 |
| 2020/21 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 20.9% | 5.0% | 1.3% | 946 |
| 2021/22 | 8.7% | 7.1% | +1.5pp | 23.9% | 6.0% | 2.7% | 947 |
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% | +1.8pp | 25.5% | 5.1% | 3.5% | 985 |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% | +2.0pp | 22.9% | 4.5% | 4.0% | 1,017 |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% | +1.5pp | 19.4% | 4.5% | 3.3% | 1,013 |
10 January 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 2019 | — | Requires improvement |