Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,755.44
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
75.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-13.8%
of income
In-year balance
-9.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 9.4% of income.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good10 December 2024 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
662
Capacity
750 (88%)
Free school meals
18.9%
English additional lang.
3.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
39.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.9
Mean salary
£48,472
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 703 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 | £4.1m | £4.1m | £3.0m | 73.2% | +£86k | £606k | 14.7% | £6,524 |
| 2022/23 | £4.3m | £4.7m | £3.3m | 77.3% | -£392k | £214k | 5.0% | £6,565 |
| 2023/24 | £4.5m | £5.0m | £3.5m | 78.1% | -£441k | -£227k | -5.0% | £7,005 |
| 2024/25 | £5.1m | £5.6m | £3.9m | 75.7% | -£484k | -£710k | -13.8% | £7,755 |
Teaching staff
£2.7m
Support staff
£541k
Premises
£393k
Other costs
£1.3m
8.2%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
2.5%
ICT
7.5%
Premises (total)
4.1%
Supply staff
5.2%
Catering
7.2%
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 | —* | 45.9 | 70.1% | 49.6% | 46.2% | — | 117 |
* 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 | 32.2 | 20.0 | £43,615 | 10.6% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2021/22 | 33.7 | 18.8 | £43,943 | 22.9% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2022/23 | 32.3 | 20.3 | £44,985 | 21.7% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2023/24 | 33.9 | 19.1 | £47,702 | 27.2% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2024/25 | 39.2 | 16.9 | £48,472 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 11.5% | 4.4% | 0.5% | 564 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 11.7% | 4.8% | 0.3% | 583 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 9.4% | 4.3% | 0.4% | 577 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 7.7% | 4.0% | 0.5% | 626 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 13.6% | 5.3% | 0.5% | 624 |
| 2018/19 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 16.0% | 5.7% | 0.9% | 631 |
| 2020/21 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 16.9% | 5.2% | 1.3% | 656 |
| 2021/22 | 11.8% | 7.1% | +4.6pp | 40.1% | 9.4% | 2.4% | 651 |
| 2022/23 | 11.7% | 6.8% | +4.9pp | 33.0% | 9.1% | 2.6% | 672 |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% | +4.2pp | 33.1% | 7.7% | 3.0% | 674 |
| 2024/25 | 11.1% | 6.2% | +4.9pp | 31.7% | 7.6% | 3.5% | 703 |
10 December 2024 · S5 Inspection
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov 2015 | — | Good |