Per-pupil income
£7,513.41
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
76.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.8%
of income
In-year balance
+0.9%
of income
No active flags for this school.
23 April 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,135
Capacity
1,557 (73%)
Free school meals
20.5%
English additional lang.
5.9%
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.
70.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.1
Mean salary
£50,136
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25 · 1,034 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 | £6.6m | £6.3m | £5.0m | 75.4% | +£313k | £227k | 3.4% | £6,106 |
| 2022/23 | £6.9m | £6.6m | £5.2m | 76.0% | +£274k | £501k | 7.3% | £6,220 |
| 2023/24 | £7.9m | £8.0m | £5.7m | 71.3% | -£75k | £426k | 5.4% | £6,929 |
| 2024/25 | £8.5m | £8.5m | £6.5m | 76.4% | +£73k | £499k | 5.8% | £7,513 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
Support staff
£625k
Premises
£441k
Other costs
£1.5m
5.2%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
7.3%
Premises (total)
2.8%
Supply staff
2.4%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 47.0 | 65.9% | 46.2% | 26.9% | — | 182 |
* 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 | 63.3 | 16.5 | £43,694 | 19.0% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2021/22 | 63.3 | 17.1 | £43,613 | 10.9% | 0.0% | 8.7 |
| 2022/23 | 62.4 | 17.8 | £44,081 | 22.4% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2023/24 | 67.2 | 17.0 | £45,049 | 13.1% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2024/25 | 70.6 | 16.1 | £50,136 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 15.7% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 824 |
| 2014/15 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 17.8% | 4.6% | 1.8% | 815 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.9% | 3.6% | 1.5% | 805 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 11.2% | 3.1% | 2.1% | 837 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 11.7% | 3.1% | 2.0% | 877 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 10.5% | 2.9% | 2.1% | 902 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 12.6% | 3.1% | 2.2% | 943 |
| 2021/22 | 7.9% | 7.1% | +0.8pp | 20.0% | 4.6% | 3.3% | 955 |
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% | +1.9pp | 22.5% | 5.2% | 3.6% | 990 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 24.0% | 5.1% | 4.1% | 1,036 |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% | +2.5pp | 21.9% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 1,034 |
23 April 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 2021 | — | Requires improvement |