Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,199.24
+£1,4082024/25
Staff costs % of income
69.3%
−7.4ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
13.2%
−2.1ppof income
In-year balance
+6.5%
+9.1ppof income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.5% of income.
Elevated: turnover 16.0%.
6 January 2026 · S5 Inspection
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standardAchievement
Expected standardInclusion
Expected standardAttendance & behaviour
Strong standardPersonal development
Strong standardLeadership
Expected standard2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,324
Capacity
1,208 (110%)
Free school meals
13.2%
English additional lang.
30.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
76.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.2
Mean salary
£53,560
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 1,044 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 | £7.7m | £8.1m | £5.8m | 75.3% | -£360k | £2.8m | 35.8% | £6,279 |
| 2022/23 | £8.9m | £9.5m | £6.0m | 68.0% | -£649k | £2.1m | 23.8% | £7,008 |
| 2023/24 | £8.8m | £9.1m | £6.8m | 76.7% | -£223k | £1.4m | 15.3% | £6,792 |
| 2024/25 | £10.8m | £10.1m | £7.5m | 69.3% | +£704k | £1.4m | 13.2% | £8,199 |
Teaching staff
£5.7m
57% of spend
Support staff
£999k
10% of spend
Premises
£743k
7% of spend
Other costs
£1.9m
18% 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 | —* | 57.1 | 82.2% | 65.4% | 19.2% | — | 208 |
* 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 | — | 15.8 | £42,305 | 7.2% | 0.0% | 4.8 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 17.1 | £47,970 | 9.2% | 0.0% | 4.9 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 16.8 | £50,651 | 16.0% | 0.0% | 5.5 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 17.0 | £52,421 | 7.8% | 0.0% | 4.6 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 76.9 | 17.2 | £53,560 | —% | 0.0% | — | 7.4 | 10 |
Overall absence
6.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 10.1% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 922 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.8% | 4.1% | 0.7% | 920 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.7% | 4.0% | 0.7% | 913 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 8.8% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 923 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 9.3% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 903 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 10.2% | 3.6% | 1.1% | 939 |
| 2020/21 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 7.0% | 3.0% | 0.6% | 992 |
| 2021/22 | 7.0% | 7.1% | -0.2pp | 18.8% | 5.9% | 1.0% | 1,024 |
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% | +0.4pp | 17.2% | 5.5% | 1.8% | 1,051 |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% | +1.1pp | 19.9% | 5.1% | 2.5% | 1,044 |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% | +0.1pp | 16.7% | 4.5% | 1.9% | 1,044 |
6 January 2026 · S5 Inspection
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2014 | — | Good |
| 6 Jun 2007 | URN 109326 | Outstanding |