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Per-pupil income
£7,625
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.1%
of income
In-year balance
+5.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.6%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good3 June 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,435
Capacity
1,500 (96%)
Free school meals
24.2%
English additional lang.
4.2%
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.
78.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.3
Mean salary
£46,991
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.4%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25 · 1,481 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 | £8.6m | £8.6m | £6.6m | 75.9% | +£57k | £501k | 5.8% | £5,944 |
| 2022/23 | £9.9m | £9.3m | £7.1m | 71.6% | +£598k | £674k | 6.8% | £6,823 |
| 2023/24 | £10.8m | £10.3m | £7.7m | 71.5% | +£545k | £767k | 7.1% | £7,625 |
Teaching staff
£6.2m
Support staff
£613k
Premises
£763k
Other costs
£1.8m
6.8%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.3%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
3.6%
Catering
1.8%
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 | —* | 46.6 | 65.8% | 47.5% | 50.4% | — | 278 |
* 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 | 86.3 | 16.4 | £41,886 | 8.2% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2021/22 | 88.5 | 16.4 | £43,229 | 5.2% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2022/23 | 84.7 | 17.1 | £43,752 | 10.5% | 0.0% | 9.0 |
| 2023/24 | 81.5 | 17.4 | £45,268 | 8.8% | 1.2% | 7.9 |
| 2024/25 | 78.3 | 18.3 | £46,991 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 10.8% | 3.4% | 1.2% | 1,335 |
| 2014/15 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 10.6% | 3.2% | 1.2% | 1,308 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.3% | 3.1% | 1.5% | 1,323 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 11.1% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 1,329 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 14.8% | 4.8% | 1.2% | 1,348 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 12.7% | 4.0% | 1.3% | 1,391 |
| 2020/21 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 14.7% | 4.5% | 1.4% | 1,449 |
| 2021/22 | 11.0% | 7.1% | +3.8pp | 33.6% | 8.3% | 2.7% | 1,503 |
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% | +4.1pp | 30.4% | 7.0% | 3.9% | 1,501 |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% | +4.0pp | 29.5% | 7.8% | 2.8% | 1,470 |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% | +3.5pp | 27.0% | 6.4% | 3.3% | 1,481 |
3 June 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan 2023 | — | Requires improvement |