Per-pupil income
£7,400
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
15.2%
of income
In-year balance
+6.1%
of income
No active flags for this school.
3 December 2014 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,028
Capacity
1,180 (87%)
Free school meals
22.1%
English additional lang.
4.8%
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.
64.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.1
Mean salary
£50,442
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 884 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 | £6.8m | £6.6m | £4.8m | 71.4% | +£134k | £718k | 10.6% | £6,308 |
| 2022/23 | £620k | £584k | £411k | 66.4% | +£36k | £754k | 121.6% | £583 |
| 2023/24 | £7.7m | £7.2m | £5.7m | 74.0% | +£467k | £1.2m | 15.2% | £7,400 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
Support staff
£667k
Premises
£276k
Other costs
£1.3m
8.3%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
9.9%
Premises (total)
1.2%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
0.6%
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 | —* | 41.9 | 57.3% | 36.6% | 19.5% | — | 164 |
* 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 | 62.1 | 16.6 | £43,559 | 10.1% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2021/22 | 62.7 | 17.1 | £43,613 | 16.8% | 1.6% | — |
| 2022/23 | 62.4 | 17.1 | £41,094 | 13.8% | 1.6% | — |
| 2023/24 | 64.1 | 16.2 | £47,477 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 8.6 |
| 2024/25 | 64.0 | 16.1 | £50,442 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.3% | 4.4% | +1.9pp | 16.5% | 4.5% | 1.8% | 966 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 16.1% | 4.4% | 1.6% | 851 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 18.0% | 4.3% | 1.7% | 823 |
| 2016/17 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 18.3% | 4.2% | 2.3% | 826 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 15.0% | 3.3% | 2.3% | 868 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 12.8% | 3.7% | 1.9% | 868 |
| 2020/21 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 10.9% | 3.0% | 1.4% | 889 |
| 2021/22 | 10.0% | 7.1% | +2.9pp | 32.9% | 7.3% | 2.7% | 922 |
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% | +3.7pp | 32.2% | 7.0% | 3.5% | 938 |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% | +3.0pp | 28.7% | 6.3% | 3.3% | 913 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 21.7% | 5.3% | 2.1% | 884 |
3 December 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Sept 2011 | URN 113855 | Requires improvement |