Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,757.89
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
22.1%
of income
In-year balance
-2.2%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.2% of income.
6 October 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,249
Capacity
1,150 (109%)
Free school meals
4.8%
English additional lang.
15.9%
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.
69.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£47,727
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
9.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
2024/25 · 788 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 | £6.4m | £6.5m | £4.9m | 76.0% | -£49k | £2.1m | 32.2% | £5,550 |
| 2022/23 | £7.3m | £7.2m | £5.3m | 73.1% | +£22k | £2.1m | 28.7% | £5,918 |
| 2023/24 | £8.6m | £8.8m | £6.2m | 72.5% | -£187k | £1.9m | 22.1% | £6,758 |
Teaching staff
£4.6m
Support staff
£762k
Premises
£251k
Other costs
£2.3m
8.3%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
1.7%
ICT
5.6%
Premises (total)
0.3%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
3.0%
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 | —* | 77.2 | 100.0% | 98.7% | 44.9% | — | 156 |
* 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 | 61.4 | 17.9 | £41,823 | 4.2% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2021/22 | 64.9 | 17.8 | £41,970 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2022/23 | 63.4 | 19.3 | £44,262 | 10.9% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2023/24 | 69.1 | 18.4 | £47,097 | 2.9% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2024/25 | 69.9 | 17.9 | £47,727 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
9.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 15.8% | 4.8% | 0.2% | 576 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 14.8% | 4.7% | 0.2% | 583 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 22.4% | 5.0% | 0.3% | 606 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 22.9% | 5.2% | 0.2% | 621 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 8.6% | 4.4% | 0.2% | 629 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 6.8% | 4.0% | 0.1% | 660 |
| 2020/21 | 2.6% | 4.5% | -1.9pp | 4.1% | 2.4% | 0.1% | 714 |
| 2021/22 | 5.6% | 7.1% | -1.5pp | 13.0% | 5.5% | 0.1% | 753 |
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% | -1.3pp | 12.8% | 5.3% | 0.2% | 789 |
| 2023/24 | 5.0% | 6.6% | -1.6pp | 9.4% | 4.6% | 0.3% | 790 |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% | -1.5pp | 9.6% | 4.4% | 0.3% | 788 |
6 October 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 2007 | URN 115717 | Outstanding |