Flags
8
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,653.4
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
78.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.7%
of income
In-year balance
-1.1%
of income
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 8.9% to 6.7%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.1% of income.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 16.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.1% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
9 July 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
449
Capacity
450 (100%)
Free school meals
28.7%
English additional lang.
13.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Compared against 30 similar secondary schools in West Midlands 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.
28.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.6
Mean salary
£48,951
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 460 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 | £2.9m | £2.8m | £2.2m | 73.5% | +£124k | £259k | 8.9% | £6,801 |
| 2022/23 | £3.2m | £3.1m | £2.3m | 72.0% | +£118k | £377k | 11.7% | £7,097 |
| 2023/24 | £3.6m | £3.6m | £2.7m | 76.4% | -£76k | £301k | 8.4% | £7,762 |
| 2024/25 | £3.9m | £3.9m | £3.0m | 78.2% | -£41k | £260k | 6.7% | £8,653 |
Teaching staff
£2.0m
Support staff
£467k
Premises
£249k
Other costs
£639k
9.4%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
1.1%
ICT
10.3%
Premises (total)
5.2%
Supply staff
1.3%
Catering
4.8%
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 | —* | 36.3 | 48.3% | 29.2% | 13.5% | — | 89 |
* 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 | 25.8 | 16.2 | £42,677 | 17.8% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2021/22 | 25.0 | 17.2 | £41,878 | 29.6% | 0.0% | 10.1 |
| 2022/23 | 25.6 | 17.7 | £42,853 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2023/24 | 28.4 | 16.2 | £47,045 | 16.2% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2024/25 | 28.8 | 15.6 | £48,951 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.7% | 4.4% | +1.4pp | 18.2% | 4.5% | 1.3% | 495 |
| 2014/15 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 20.2% | 5.0% | 1.1% | 460 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 17.1% | 4.6% | 1.0% | 415 |
| 2016/17 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 17.0% | 5.0% | 1.3% | 395 |
| 2017/18 | 6.5% | 4.8% | +1.8pp | 19.9% | 5.1% | 1.4% | 361 |
| 2018/19 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.7pp | 20.7% | 5.2% | 2.1% | 376 |
| 2020/21 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 17.9% | 4.8% | 1.7% | 435 |
| 2021/22 | 9.6% | 7.1% | +2.4pp | 30.2% | 7.8% | 1.8% | 450 |
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% | +3.0pp | 31.7% | 7.2% | 2.7% | 477 |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% | +3.0pp | 27.5% | 6.9% | 2.6% | 476 |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% | +2.4pp | 23.9% | 6.0% | 2.6% | 460 |
9 July 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Dec 2021 | — | Requires improvement |