Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£10,896.91
+£1,9332024/25
Staff costs % of income
58.9%
−10.1ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-18.1%
+10.7ppof income
In-year balance
+19.2%
+21.8ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 18.0%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.7% of income.
Elevated: sickness 8.3 days.
10 February 2026 · S5 Inspection
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standardAchievement
Expected standardInclusion
Expected standardAttendance & behaviour
Expected standardPersonal development
Expected standardLeadership
Expected standard2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
184
Capacity
600 (31%)
Free school meals
38.3%
English additional lang.
3.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 14–19
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.
11.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£54,640
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
18.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
51.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
11.6%
Unauthorised absence
6.5%
2024/25 · 147 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 | £833k | £953k | £633k | 76.0% | -£120k | -£281k | -33.7% | £9,154 |
| 2022/23 | £1.5m | £1.4m | £900k | 61.1% | +£112k | -£273k | -18.5% | £9,389 |
| 2023/24 | £1.7m | £1.8m | £1.2m | 69.0% | -£46k | -£497k | -28.7% | £8,964 |
| 2024/25 | £2.1m | £1.7m | £1.2m | 58.9% | +£405k | -£382k | -18.1% | £10,897 |
Teaching staff
£827k
48% of spend
Support staff
£272k
16% of spend
Premises
£70k
4% of spend
Other costs
£393k
23% of spend
| 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 | —* | 25.7 | 27.3% | 10.6% | 0.0% | — | 66 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 13.7 | £45,718 | 42.0% | 0.0% | 8.6 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 21.2 | £46,389 | 14.3% | 0.0% | 3.1 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 17.1 | £49,679 | 9.0% | 0.0% | 8.3 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 16.9 | £52,381 | 8.8% | 0.0% | 6.8 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 11.3 | 16.3 | £54,640 | —% | 0.0% | — | 1.5 | 2 |
Overall absence
18.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
51.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
11.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 7.9% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 20.3% | 7.3% | 0.6% | 59 |
| 2016/17 | 7.4% | 4.6% | +2.8pp | 22.3% | 6.2% | 1.2% | 103 |
| 2017/18 | 8.3% | 4.8% | +3.5pp | 23.6% | 5.8% | 2.5% | 127 |
| 2018/19 | 9.9% | 4.6% | +5.3pp | 35.4% | 6.5% | 3.4% | 113 |
| 2020/21 | 21.7% | 4.5% | +17.2pp | 63.6% | 17.2% | 4.5% | 33 |
| 2021/22 | 24.6% | 7.1% | +17.5pp | 67.2% | 21.0% | 3.6% | 58 |
| 2022/23 | 23.8% | 6.8% | +17.0pp | 55.6% | 13.9% | 10.0% | 108 |
| 2023/24 | 18.4% | 6.6% | +11.8pp | 56.5% | 10.1% | 8.3% | 145 |
| 2024/25 | 18.0% | 6.2% | +11.8pp | 51.0% | 11.6% | 6.5% | 147 |
10 February 2026 · S5 Inspection
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2021 | — | Good |
| 30 Jan 2018 | — | Requires improvement |