Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,135.45
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
78.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.8%
of income
In-year balance
-0.9%
of income
Elevated: turnover 15.5%, vacancy rate 4.5%, sickness 9.2 days.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.8%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.5%.
6 February 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
597
Capacity
625 (96%)
Free school meals
24.5%
English additional lang.
20.8%
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.
42.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.2
Mean salary
£49,344
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 631 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 | £3.8m | £3.7m | £3.0m | 77.9% | +£93k | £363k | 9.5% | £6,824 |
| 2022/23 | £4.0m | £4.1m | £3.2m | 80.1% | -£91k | £272k | 6.8% | £6,729 |
| 2023/24 | £4.6m | £4.5m | £3.4m | 74.5% | +£155k | £427k | 9.3% | £7,690 |
| 2024/25 | £4.9m | £4.9m | £3.8m | 78.8% | -£46k | £381k | 7.8% | £8,135 |
Teaching staff
£2.9m
Support staff
£299k
Premises
£229k
Other costs
£848k
9.3%
Admin staff
1.3%
Energy
1.2%
ICT
5.3%
Premises (total)
3.5%
Supply staff
3.4%
Catering
1.0%
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 | —* | 40.4 | 61.5% | 39.3% | 9.4% | — | 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 | 46.1 | 12.4 | £40,761 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2021/22 | 46.0 | 12.2 | £40,366 | 14.3% | 0.0% | 8.4 |
| 2022/23 | 42.5 | 14.0 | £41,193 | 15.5% | 4.5% | 9.2 |
| 2023/24 | 39.9 | 15.0 | £46,490 | 20.1% | 7.0% | 15.9 |
| 2024/25 | 42.0 | 14.2 | £49,344 | —% | 4.5% | — |
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.3% | 4.4% | +1.9pp | 16.7% | 4.7% | 1.6% | 474 |
| 2014/15 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 16.6% | 4.5% | 1.8% | 507 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 14.4% | 3.4% | 2.2% | 485 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 18.2% | 4.0% | 1.8% | 516 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 19.6% | 3.8% | 2.2% | 537 |
| 2018/19 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 21.9% | 4.1% | 3.0% | 563 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 16.8% | 4.0% | 1.3% | 588 |
| 2021/22 | 8.4% | 7.1% | +1.3pp | 24.3% | 6.0% | 2.4% | 592 |
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% | +0.5pp | 17.9% | 4.5% | 2.8% | 624 |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% | +0.9pp | 20.0% | 4.3% | 3.2% | 636 |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% | +1.1pp | 19.0% | 4.3% | 3.0% | 631 |
6 February 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 2018 | — | Good |