Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,630.79
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-19.8%
of income
In-year balance
+1.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.0%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good24 September 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
795
Capacity
1,708 (47%)
Free school meals
20.6%
English additional lang.
1.9%
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.
49.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.0
Mean salary
£51,830
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 730 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 | £6.1m | £5.8m | £4.3m | 69.9% | +£333k | -£226k | -3.7% | £7,238 |
| 2022/23 | £6.4m | £6.9m | £5.0m | 78.3% | -£540k | -£1.1m | -17.1% | £7,788 |
| 2023/24 | £6.9m | £6.8m | £4.9m | 71.6% | +£69k | -£1.4m | -19.8% | £8,631 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
Support staff
£466k
Premises
£514k
Other costs
£1.4m
5.2%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
7.2%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
5.2%
Catering
2.4%
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 | —* | 47.7 | 67.5% | 51.7% | 16.7% | — | 120 |
* 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 | 56.7 | 15.4 | £44,257 | 29.1% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2021/22 | 49.5 | 17.0 | £44,560 | 11.9% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2022/23 | 53.6 | 15.3 | £44,096 | 18.8% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2023/24 | 49.2 | 16.3 | £47,019 | 13.0% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2024/25 | 49.7 | 16.0 | £51,830 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 12.9% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 1,326 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 16.1% | 5.1% | 0.9% | 1,306 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 16.1% | 4.9% | 0.8% | 1,226 |
| 2016/17 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 19.0% | 5.5% | 1.1% | 1,169 |
| 2017/18 | 6.9% | 4.8% | +2.2pp | 20.9% | 5.8% | 1.2% | 1,078 |
| 2018/19 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 17.2% | 5.3% | 1.3% | 1,071 |
| 2020/21 | 11.5% | 4.5% | +7.0pp | 28.1% | 8.8% | 2.7% | 829 |
| 2021/22 | 11.6% | 7.1% | +4.5pp | 40.9% | 7.8% | 3.9% | 744 |
| 2022/23 | 11.9% | 6.8% | +5.1pp | 32.2% | 6.2% | 5.7% | 742 |
| 2023/24 | 11.0% | 6.6% | +4.5pp | 32.3% | 7.5% | 3.5% | 716 |
| 2024/25 | 10.0% | 6.2% | +3.8pp | 26.2% | 8.0% | 2.0% | 730 |
24 September 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 2022 | — | Requires improvement |