Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,000
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+5.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.2%.
Elevated: turnover 30.7%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 5.7%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good29 April 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,108
Capacity
1,771 (63%)
Free school meals
22.6%
English additional lang.
7.3%
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.
65.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.9
Mean salary
£48,866
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
5.7%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.8%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25 · 1,011 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 | £8.1m | £8.0m | £6.3m | 77.1% | +£113k | £925k | 11.4% | £6,279 |
| 2022/23 | £7.3m | £7.1m | £4.8m | 66.0% | +£254k | £0 | 0.0% | £5,796 |
| 2023/24 | £8.4m | £8.0m | £6.3m | 74.8% | +£430k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,000 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£923k
Premises
£733k
Other costs
£958k
5.9%
Admin staff
4.3%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
9.2%
Premises (total)
1.0%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
3.0%
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 | —* | 43.1 | 63.5% | 39.2% | 13.8% | — | 189 |
* 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 | 76.7 | 17.0 | £42,811 | 4.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 76.1 | 17.0 | £43,868 | 15.1% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2022/23 | 72.9 | 17.4 | £46,067 | 30.7% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2023/24 | 67.3 | 17.9 | £46,306 | 32.7% | 1.5% | 4.7 |
| 2024/25 | 65.6 | 16.9 | £48,866 | —% | 5.7% | — |
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.6% | 4.4% | +2.2pp | 17.4% | 5.1% | 1.5% | 1,236 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.1% | 4.6% | 1.2% | 1,199 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.9% | 4.6% | 1.0% | 1,174 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 16.7% | 4.4% | 1.4% | 1,146 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 17.6% | 4.6% | 1.2% | 1,173 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 12.3% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 1,197 |
| 2020/21 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 22.5% | 5.3% | 1.2% | 1,092 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 26.2% | 7.1% | 2.0% | 1,108 |
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% | +4.5pp | 34.6% | 8.1% | 3.2% | 1,110 |
| 2023/24 | 11.2% | 6.6% | +4.6pp | 32.8% | 8.5% | 2.6% | 1,056 |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% | +4.0pp | 27.4% | 6.8% | 3.4% | 1,011 |
29 April 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2022 | — | Requires improvement |