Flags
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1 high
Per-pupil income
£9,578.69
+£1,4072024/25
Staff costs % of income
50.3%
−2.3ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
−0.0ppof income
In-year balance
+17.3%
+4.6ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.2%.
Elevated: turnover 21.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
Elevated: turnover 17.8%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good12 November 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
969
Capacity
900 (108%)
Free school meals
41.5%
English additional lang.
17.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in West Midlands, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
Peer percentile + trajectory. DfE range: 5-20% of income.
Peer percentile + agency/supply adjustment. DfE threshold: 80%.
In-year balance + pupil trend + income diversity.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
59.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£48,664
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.
23.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.1%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25 · 1,092 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE review threshold: 78% of income. | 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 | £7.7m | £6.7m | £4.3m | 55.3% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,380 |
| 2022/23 | £8.3m | £7.5m | £4.4m | 53.1% | +£877k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,519 |
| 2023/24 | £9.0m | £7.9m | £4.7m | 52.5% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,172 |
| 2024/25 | £10.0m | £8.3m | £5.0m | 50.3% | +£1.7m | £0 | 0.0% | £9,579 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
45% of spend
Support staff
£610k
7% of spend
Premises
£13k
0% of spend
Other costs
£3.2m
39% of spend
| 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 | 62.7% | 39.9% | 6.9% | — | 233 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 15.0 | £40,189 | 34.6% | 0.0% | 7.2 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 21.6 | £40,731 | 21.8% | 0.0% | 7.9 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 21.3 | £43,932 | 17.8% | 0.0% | 7.9 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 19.2 | £44,255 | 13.2% | 1.8% | 6.8 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 59.7 | 16.2 | £48,664 | —% | 0.0% | — | 2.0 | 2 |
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 2.2% | 4.4% | -2.1pp | 2.5% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 924 |
| 2014/15 | 2.0% | 4.5% | -2.5pp | 2.4% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 934 |
| 2015/16 | 2.3% | 4.5% | -2.1pp | 3.1% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 931 |
| 2016/17 | 2.9% | 4.6% | -1.7pp | 4.6% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 933 |
| 2017/18 | 2.6% | 4.8% | -2.1pp | 4.7% | 0.5% | 2.1% | 922 |
| 2018/19 | 3.1% | 4.6% | -1.6pp | 5.2% | 0.7% | 2.4% | 942 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.6% | 1.8% | 3.0% | 1,041 |
| 2021/22 | 8.5% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 27.6% | 2.7% | 5.8% | 1,084 |
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% | +3.4pp | 32.5% | 2.2% | 8.0% | 1,153 |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% | +2.2pp | 25.1% | 3.7% | 5.0% | 1,165 |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% | +1.6pp | 23.4% | 4.1% | 3.7% | 1,092 |
12 November 2024 · 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.
| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 2022 | — | Requires improvement |