Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,710.97
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.1%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
24.4%
of income
In-year balance
+2.7%
of income
Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 26.5%.
12 January 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
875
Capacity
600 (146%)
Free school meals
45.2%
English additional lang.
20.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 13–19
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.
44.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.8
Mean salary
£42,905
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 249 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 | £5.0m | £4.8m | £3.7m | 74.5% | +£233k | £1.0m | 20.2% | £7,025 |
| 2022/23 | £5.6m | £5.2m | £4.1m | 72.5% | +£458k | £1.5m | 26.1% | £7,579 |
| 2023/24 | £6.8m | £6.6m | £4.7m | 69.1% | +£180k | £1.6m | 24.4% | £8,711 |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
Support staff
£724k
Premises
£119k
Other costs
£1.8m
9.3%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
10.4%
Premises (total)
1.2%
Supply staff
2.8%
Catering
2.2%
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 | —* | 44.1 | 72.8% | 48.1% | 0.0% | — | 81 |
* 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 | 28.0 | 25.5 | £41,420 | 14.3% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 25.0 | 28.5 | £44,583 | 8.0% | 0.0% | 11.2 |
| 2022/23 | 40.8 | 18.2 | £40,309 | 19.6% | 0.0% | 0.2 |
| 2023/24 | 41.3 | 18.8 | £41,559 | 14.6% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2024/25 | 44.3 | 19.8 | £42,905 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 21.9% | 4.9% | 1.3% | 146 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 17.7% | 4.6% | 1.5% | 203 |
| 2015/16 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 18.5% | 5.3% | 0.9% | 238 |
| 2016/17 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 19.5% | 5.5% | 0.8% | 246 |
| 2017/18 | 8.0% | 4.8% | +3.3pp | 26.4% | 5.9% | 2.2% | 261 |
| 2018/19 | 7.7% | 4.6% | +3.1pp | 27.4% | 6.4% | 1.4% | 277 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.6% | 3.8% | 1.0% | 246 |
| 2021/22 | 7.2% | 7.1% | +0.0pp | 21.5% | 5.0% | 2.2% | 247 |
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% | +1.0pp | 25.3% | 5.6% | 2.1% | 245 |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% | +1.1pp | 26.5% | 5.8% | 1.8% | 249 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 6.2% | +0.8pp | 22.1% | 5.3% | 1.7% | 249 |
12 January 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 2018 | — | Requires improvement |