Flags
6
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,322.89
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
75.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.1%
of income
In-year balance
-2.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.
Elevated: turnover 16.9%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 25.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.2% of income.
10 October 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,042
Capacity
990 (105%)
Free school meals
33.7%
English additional lang.
19.1%
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.
65.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.0
Mean salary
£45,766
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 1,095 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 | £6.3m | £6.0m | £4.6m | 72.8% | +£331k | £831k | 13.2% | £6,686 |
| 2022/23 | £6.9m | £7.0m | £5.3m | 76.6% | -£157k | £674k | 9.8% | £7,073 |
| 2023/24 | £8.0m | £8.0m | £5.9m | 73.8% | -£42k | £632k | 7.9% | £7,607 |
| 2024/25 | £8.7m | £8.9m | £6.5m | 75.5% | -£190k | £442k | 5.1% | £8,323 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£12k
Other costs
£2.3m
6.9%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
2.2%
ICT
3.6%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
2.7%
Catering
22.2%
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 | —* | 42.9 | 60.0% | 37.8% | 36.8% | — | 185 |
* 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 | 50.6 | 17.6 | £39,423 | 13.4% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2021/22 | 54.9 | 17.1 | £41,431 | 16.9% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2022/23 | 57.6 | 16.9 | £41,145 | 25.3% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2023/24 | 63.4 | 16.5 | £45,397 | 26.5% | 8.6% | 6.6 |
| 2024/25 | 65.2 | 16.0 | £45,766 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 13.6% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 706 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 13.6% | 4.0% | 1.0% | 730 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.6% | 4.1% | 1.1% | 751 |
| 2016/17 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 16.9% | 4.5% | 1.5% | 780 |
| 2017/18 | 6.2% | 4.8% | +1.4pp | 17.4% | 4.6% | 1.6% | 803 |
| 2018/19 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 18.7% | 4.7% | 1.7% | 834 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.3% | 4.3% | 1.0% | 914 |
| 2021/22 | 9.4% | 7.1% | +2.2pp | 27.5% | 7.3% | 2.1% | 961 |
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% | +3.3pp | 30.9% | 7.6% | 2.5% | 1,019 |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% | +4.0pp | 30.4% | 7.8% | 2.8% | 1,104 |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% | +3.9pp | 29.9% | 6.6% | 3.5% | 1,095 |
10 October 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec 2019 | — | Requires improvement |