Per-pupil income
£7,530.38
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
12.6%
of income
In-year balance
+6.6%
of income
No active flags for this school.
11 September 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,025
Capacity
1,020 (100%)
Free school meals
21.4%
English additional lang.
10.8%
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.
56.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.0
Mean salary
£47,399
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25 · 1,055 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 | £6.5m | £6.1m | £4.8m | 74.8% | +£309k | £738k | 11.4% | £6,276 |
| 2022/23 | £7.0m | £6.4m | £5.3m | 75.0% | +£596k | £763k | 10.8% | £6,687 |
| 2023/24 | £7.8m | £7.3m | £5.9m | 75.9% | +£517k | £983k | 12.6% | £7,530 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£492k
Other costs
£873k
4.5%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
3.9%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
3.0%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 44.5 | 58.0% | 38.0% | 17.6% | — | 205 |
* 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 | 50.5 | 19.6 | £40,925 | 5.9% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2021/22 | 56.7 | 18.1 | £40,938 | 13.9% | 0.0% | 10.3 |
| 2022/23 | 55.8 | 18.9 | £41,626 | 14.0% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2023/24 | 54.9 | 18.9 | £47,427 | 8.0% | 1.8% | 6.6 |
| 2024/25 | 56.8 | 18.0 | £47,399 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 14.5% | 3.6% | 2.3% | 738 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.7% | 3.7% | 1.9% | 748 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 12.8% | 3.9% | 1.6% | 726 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 16.0% | 4.0% | 1.7% | 751 |
| 2017/18 | 6.2% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 15.5% | 4.2% | 2.1% | 760 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 16.0% | 4.0% | 2.0% | 864 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.8% | 3.5% | 2.0% | 1,019 |
| 2021/22 | 7.4% | 7.1% | +0.2pp | 18.9% | 5.0% | 2.3% | 1,053 |
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% | +2.7pp | 26.3% | 6.3% | 3.2% | 1,070 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% | +2.8pp | 24.9% | 5.7% | 3.6% | 1,072 |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% | +1.5pp | 19.7% | 4.9% | 2.9% | 1,055 |
11 September 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 2013 | — | Requires improvement |