Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£28,239.92
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
79.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.0%
of income
In-year balance
-2.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.0%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.5% of income.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good8 October 2024 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
830
Capacity
1,200 (69%)
Free school meals
25.0%
English additional lang.
3.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
53.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.6
Mean salary
£55,444
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.8%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25 · 757 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 | £6.5m | £5.7m | £4.6m | 71.3% | +£793k | £451k | 7.0% | £6,381 |
| 2022/23 | £6.6m | £6.4m | £5.2m | 78.6% | +£175k | £93k | 1.4% | £6,889 |
| 2023/24 | £26.6m | £27.3m | £21.1m | 79.3% | -£663k | £795k | 3.0% | £28,240 |
Teaching staff
£14.9m
Support staff
£1.8m
Premises
£1.6m
Other costs
£4.5m
7.2%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
5.5%
Premises (total)
2.1%
Supply staff
1.4%
Catering
1.5%
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 | —* | 42.3 | 62.5% | 37.5% | 17.6% | — | 136 |
* 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 | 58.4 | 17.8 | £41,271 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2021/22 | 58.1 | 17.4 | £43,745 | 30.1% | 1.7% | 5.6 |
| 2022/23 | 56.8 | 16.8 | £48,366 | 24.8% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2023/24 | 59.8 | 15.8 | £49,525 | 23.9% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2024/25 | 53.2 | 15.6 | £55,444 | —% | 1.8% | — |
Overall absence
11.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 9.3% | 3.2% | 1.1% | 877 |
| 2014/15 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 10.0% | 3.3% | 1.1% | 890 |
| 2015/16 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 4.0% | 2.7% | 0.9% | 880 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 7.0% | 3.3% | 1.2% | 884 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 9.8% | 3.5% | 1.4% | 926 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 12.1% | 4.0% | 1.7% | 971 |
| 2020/21 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 19.1% | 5.0% | 1.5% | 948 |
| 2021/22 | 11.1% | 7.1% | +4.0pp | 31.5% | 7.8% | 3.4% | 925 |
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% | +4.1pp | 32.7% | 7.3% | 3.6% | 869 |
| 2023/24 | 11.1% | 6.6% | +4.5pp | 34.6% | 7.6% | 3.5% | 834 |
| 2024/25 | 11.0% | 6.2% | +4.8pp | 31.2% | 7.6% | 3.4% | 757 |
8 October 2024 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 2023 | — | Inadequate |