Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,497.01
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+4.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.2%.
Elevated: turnover 17.9%.
18 January 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
682
Capacity
900 (76%)
Free school meals
37.7%
English additional lang.
18.0%
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.
45.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.0
Mean salary
£50,040
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
34.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.0%
2024/25 · 754 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 | £3.9m | £4.1m | £3.1m | 78.8% | -£169k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,620 |
| 2022/23 | £4.7m | £4.6m | £3.4m | 72.0% | +£106k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,888 |
| 2023/24 | £5.7m | £5.4m | £3.9m | 69.5% | +£269k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,497 |
Teaching staff
£2.5m
Support staff
£910k
Premises
£351k
Other costs
£1.1m
6.4%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
6.9%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
4.1%
Catering
0.5%
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 | —* | 41.0 | 59.8% | 37.3% | 22.5% | — | 102 |
* 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 | 33.4 | 13.3 | £40,677 | 10.8% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2021/22 | 37.5 | 13.8 | £39,624 | 8.0% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2022/23 | 40.3 | 14.9 | £44,491 | 30.0% | 0.0% | 8.2 |
| 2023/24 | 39.0 | 17.1 | £41,760 | 17.9% | 2.5% | 6.0 |
| 2024/25 | 45.6 | 15.0 | £50,040 | —% | 2.1% | — |
Overall absence
12.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
34.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.3% | 4.4% | +1.9pp | 22.6% | 4.1% | 2.2% | 415 |
| 2014/15 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 19.0% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 405 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 17.4% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 385 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 11.9% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 336 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 15.0% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 339 |
| 2018/19 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 15.9% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 378 |
| 2020/21 | 7.6% | 4.5% | +3.1pp | 23.3% | 4.6% | 3.0% | 473 |
| 2021/22 | 14.5% | 7.1% | +7.4pp | 45.0% | 9.0% | 5.5% | 569 |
| 2022/23 | 14.5% | 6.8% | +7.7pp | 44.5% | 8.3% | 6.2% | 661 |
| 2023/24 | 13.7% | 6.6% | +7.2pp | 39.2% | 7.8% | 5.9% | 776 |
| 2024/25 | 12.2% | 6.2% | +6.0pp | 34.8% | 6.3% | 6.0% | 754 |
18 January 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 2015 | — | Requires improvement |