Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,929.26
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.5%
of income
In-year balance
+16.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.2%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
14 November 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,288
Capacity
1,500 (86%)
Free school meals
26.3%
English additional lang.
11.6%
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.
76.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.8
Mean salary
£48,257
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
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.
34.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.4%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25 · 1,389 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 | £6.8m | £5.8m | 67.6% | +£1.8m | £80k | 0.9% | £6,436 |
| 2022/23 | £9.0m | £7.1m | £6.0m | 66.0% | +£1.9m | £115k | 1.3% | £6,700 |
| 2023/24 | £9.4m | £7.8m | £6.6m | 70.2% | +£1.6m | £140k | 1.5% | £6,929 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£605k
Other costs
£612k
2.4%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
2.6%
Premises (total)
3.5%
Supply staff
0.1%
Catering
1.0%
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 | —* | 40.4 | 58.7% | 41.3% | 17.8% | — | 242 |
* 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 | 75.1 | 18.2 | £39,704 | 9.4% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2021/22 | 76.2 | 17.6 | £40,117 | 26.1% | 0.0% | 9.4 |
| 2022/23 | 72.0 | 18.7 | £42,405 | 27.2% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2023/24 | 70.6 | 19.2 | £45,007 | 23.3% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2024/25 | 76.9 | 16.8 | £48,257 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
34.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.5% | 4.4% | +2.1pp | 18.0% | 4.9% | 1.6% | 1,517 |
| 2014/15 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 19.4% | 4.8% | 1.8% | 1,515 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 14.6% | 3.7% | 2.1% | 1,510 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 15.7% | 3.4% | 2.0% | 1,401 |
| 2017/18 | 6.4% | 4.8% | +1.7pp | 17.4% | 4.5% | 1.9% | 1,400 |
| 2018/19 | 7.2% | 4.6% | +2.6pp | 20.5% | 4.6% | 2.6% | 1,461 |
| 2020/21 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 16.8% | 4.1% | 1.9% | 1,435 |
| 2021/22 | 11.8% | 7.1% | +4.6pp | 37.6% | 8.2% | 3.6% | 1,423 |
| 2022/23 | 11.7% | 6.8% | +4.9pp | 36.0% | 7.4% | 4.3% | 1,438 |
| 2023/24 | 12.6% | 6.6% | +6.1pp | 39.8% | 8.7% | 3.9% | 1,440 |
| 2024/25 | 12.2% | 6.2% | +6.0pp | 34.9% | 8.4% | 3.8% | 1,389 |
14 November 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Feb 2020 | — | Requires improvement |