Flags
6
4 high
Per-pupil income
£9,587.3
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
91.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-41.7%
of income
In-year balance
-12.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 17.1%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 91.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 12.8% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 16.1%.
Elevated: turnover 20.6%.
Elevated: turnover 39.5%.
15 March 2018 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
138
Capacity
250 (55%)
Free school meals
23.1%
English additional lang.
2.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 14–19
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.
10.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
12.7
Mean salary
£50,349
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
16.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
56.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
10.8%
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25 · 74 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 | £887k | £958k | £741k | 83.5% | -£71k | -£340k | -38.3% | £6,522 |
| 2022/23 | £1.3m | £1.2m | £937k | 71.3% | +£90k | -£302k | -23.0% | £9,887 |
| 2023/24 | £1.2m | £1.4m | £1.1m | 91.5% | -£154k | -£504k | -41.7% | £9,587 |
Teaching staff
£836k
Support staff
£176k
Premises
£45k
Other costs
£212k
7.0%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
4.9%
Premises (total)
0.2%
Supply staff
0.8%
Catering
1.7%
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 | —* | 30.5 | 31.3% | 12.5% | 0.0% | — | 32 |
* 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 | 7.6 | 15.8 | £43,568 | 2.6% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2021/22 | 9.5 | 14.3 | £44,775 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2022/23 | 9.7 | 13.7 | £44,998 | 20.6% | 0.0% | 1.4 |
| 2023/24 | 11.9 | 10.6 | £46,828 | 39.5% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2024/25 | 10.8 | 12.7 | £50,349 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
16.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
56.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
10.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 7.7% | 3.2% | 0.5% | 39 |
| 2016/17 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 17.6% | 5.0% | 1.3% | 85 |
| 2017/18 | 7.5% | 4.8% | +2.8pp | 24.1% | 5.7% | 1.8% | 108 |
| 2018/19 | 8.5% | 4.6% | +3.9pp | 22.7% | 6.6% | 1.9% | 110 |
| 2020/21 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 19.4% | 4.4% | 1.5% | 67 |
| 2021/22 | 14.2% | 7.1% | +7.0pp | 58.4% | 10.4% | 3.7% | 77 |
| 2022/23 | 14.8% | 6.8% | +8.0pp | 48.6% | 10.3% | 4.5% | 72 |
| 2023/24 | 17.1% | 6.6% | +10.5pp | 47.9% | 13.2% | 3.9% | 71 |
| 2024/25 | 16.1% | 6.2% | +9.9pp | 56.8% | 10.8% | 5.3% | 74 |
15 March 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good