Tiverton High School

URN 152043·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Blackdown Education Partnership·Compare

Flags

3

2 high

Inadequate — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & managementOverall absence at 13.3%In-year deficit of 3.2%
Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Oct 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,437.75

2024/25

Staff costs % of income

75.0%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-1.9%

of income

In-year balance

-3.2%

of income

Key indicators

Inadequate — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management

Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.

Overall absence at 13.3%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.3%.

In-year deficit of 3.2%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.2% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

1 October 2024 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Inadequate

Behaviour & attitudes

Inadequate

Personal development

Requires improvement

Leadership & management

Inadequate
SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.38.6
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.56.0%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)31.1%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.11.5%

2024/25 · KS4

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

68.5

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

16.3

Mean salary

£48,328

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

13.3%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

36.1%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

7.6%

Unauthorised absence

5.6%

2024/25 · 1,182 pupils