Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,127.7
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.2%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-4.2%
of income
In-year balance
-2.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.1% of income.
23 February 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
500
Capacity
625 (80%)
Free school meals
21.8%
English additional lang.
4.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in South West, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
Peer percentile + trajectory. DfE range: 5-20% of income.
Peer percentile + agency/supply adjustment. DfE threshold: 80%.
In-year balance + pupil trend + income diversity.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
32.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.2
Mean salary
£48,727
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 524 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE review threshold: 78% of income. | 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 | £3.6m | £3.4m | £2.8m | 78.6% | +£192k | £155k | 4.3% | £6,641 |
| 2022/23 | £4.0m | £3.9m | £3.1m | 76.8% | +£89k | £82k | 2.1% | £7,552 |
| 2023/24 | £4.1m | £4.2m | £3.2m | 78.2% | -£89k | -£174k | -4.2% | £8,128 |
Teaching staff
£2.4m
Support staff
£336k
Premises
£231k
Other costs
£761k
7.8%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
6.7%
Premises (total)
1.7%
Supply staff
3.8%
Catering
2.5%
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 | —* | 44.1 | 64.3% | 42.9% | 20.4% | — | 98 |
* 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 | 33.7 | 15.7 | £41,140 | 8.3% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2021/22 | 33.5 | 16.1 | £42,688 | 13.7% | 0.0% | 12.1 |
| 2022/23 | 36.7 | 14.3 | £43,079 | 20.4% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2023/24 | 35.0 | 14.5 | £45,896 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2024/25 | 32.9 | 15.2 | £48,727 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.4pp | 16.2% | 4.2% | 1.6% | 427 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.6% | 4.5% | 1.1% | 429 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 15.9% | 4.8% | 1.1% | 433 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 12.5% | 3.8% | 1.1% | 416 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 14.3% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 414 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 16.6% | 4.2% | 1.4% | 459 |
| 2020/21 | 8.3% | 4.5% | +3.7pp | 25.6% | 7.3% | 0.9% | 543 |
| 2021/22 | 12.0% | 7.1% | +4.9pp | 34.9% | 10.0% | 2.0% | 562 |
| 2022/23 | 11.1% | 6.8% | +4.3pp | 33.7% | 8.5% | 2.6% | 558 |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% | +2.9pp | 27.0% | 7.5% | 2.0% | 530 |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% | +3.2pp | 28.1% | 7.5% | 1.9% | 524 |
23 February 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Feb 2014 | — | Requires improvement |