Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,505.34
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
77.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.7%
of income
In-year balance
-2.0%
of income
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 7.8% to 2.7%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.0% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 2.7%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good23 April 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,305
Capacity
1,305 (100%)
Free school meals
12.7%
English additional lang.
12.7%
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.
76.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£48,003
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 1,327 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 | £8.0m | £7.7m | £6.1m | 75.5% | +£366k | £627k | 7.8% | £6,174 |
| 2022/23 | £8.7m | £8.8m | £6.7m | 77.7% | -£147k | £480k | 5.5% | £6,695 |
| 2023/24 | £9.2m | £9.2m | £7.1m | 77.7% | -£21k | £460k | 5.0% | £7,006 |
| 2024/25 | £9.8m | £10.0m | £7.6m | 77.5% | -£197k | £263k | 2.7% | £7,505 |
Teaching staff
£5.4m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£868k
Other costs
£1.5m
6.8%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
2.1%
ICT
3.8%
Premises (total)
2.0%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
9.2%
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 | —* | 53.0 | 81.4% | 61.2% | 12.5% | — | 263 |
* 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 | 75.8 | 17.1 | £41,844 | 7.8% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2021/22 | 77.0 | 16.9 | £42,156 | 8.8% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2022/23 | 81.8 | 15.8 | £41,600 | 9.2% | 1.2% | 5.9 |
| 2023/24 | 83.6 | 15.7 | £46,609 | 12.1% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2024/25 | 76.7 | 17.0 | £48,003 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.1% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 8.0% | 3.7% | 0.4% | 1,258 |
| 2014/15 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 7.6% | 3.7% | 0.5% | 1,259 |
| 2015/16 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 7.7% | 3.8% | 0.6% | 1,257 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 10.3% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 1,274 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 7.6% | 3.5% | 1.0% | 1,279 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 7.9% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 1,287 |
| 2020/21 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 9.8% | 3.6% | 0.6% | 1,312 |
| 2021/22 | 8.8% | 7.1% | +1.6pp | 26.0% | 7.5% | 1.2% | 1,317 |
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 20.3% | 6.2% | 1.9% | 1,323 |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% | +1.3pp | 18.7% | 5.8% | 2.1% | 1,332 |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% | +1.4pp | 17.4% | 5.7% | 1.9% | 1,327 |
23 April 2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Sept 2015 | — | Good |